واجب

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb وَجَبَ‎ (wajaba, “to be necessary”), from the root و ج ب‎ (w-j-b).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

وَاجِب • (wājib) (feminine وَاجِبَة‎ (wājiba), masculine plural وَاجِبُونَ‎ (wājibūna), feminine plural وَاجِبَات‎ (wājibāt), elative أَوْجَب‎ (ʔawjab))

necessary, indispensable, unavoidable, essential, inevitable, inescapable, requisite
binding, obligatory, incumbent, imperative
proper, adequate, fair

Declension

Declension of adjective وَاجِب (wājib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاجِب wājib	الْوَاجِب‎ al-wājib	وَاجِبَة‎ wājiba	الْوَاجِبَة‎ al-wājiba
Nominative	وَاجِبٌ wājibun	الْوَاجِبُ‎ al-wājibu	وَاجِبَةٌ‎ wājibatun	الْوَاجِبَةُ‎ al-wājibatu
Accusative	وَاجِبًا‎ wājiban	الْوَاجِبَ‎ al-wājiba	وَاجِبَةً‎ wājibatan	الْوَاجِبَةَ‎ al-wājibata
Genitive	وَاجِبٍ wājibin	الْوَاجِبِ‎ al-wājibi	وَاجِبَةٍ‎ wājibatin	الْوَاجِبَةِ‎ al-wājibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاجِبَيْن‎ wājibayn	الْوَاجِبَيْن‎ al-wājibayn	وَاجِبَتَيْن‎ wājibatayn	الْوَاجِبَتَيْن‎ al-wājibatayn
Nominative	وَاجِبَانِ‎ wājibāni	الْوَاجِبَانِ‎ al-wājibāni	وَاجِبَتَانِ‎ wājibatāni	الْوَاجِبَتَانِ‎ al-wājibatāni
Accusative	وَاجِبَيْنِ‎ wājibayni	الْوَاجِبَيْنِ‎ al-wājibayni	وَاجِبَتَيْنِ‎ wājibatayni	الْوَاجِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-wājibatayni
Genitive	وَاجِبَيْنِ‎ wājibayni	الْوَاجِبَيْنِ‎ al-wājibayni	وَاجِبَتَيْنِ‎ wājibatayni	الْوَاجِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-wājibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاجِبِين‎ wājibīn	الْوَاجِبِين‎ al-wājibīn	وَاجِبَات‎ wājibāt	الْوَاجِبَات‎ al-wājibāt
Nominative	وَاجِبُونَ‎ wājibūna	الْوَاجِبُونَ‎ al-wājibūna	وَاجِبَاتٌ‎ wājibātun	الْوَاجِبَاتُ‎ al-wājibātu
Accusative	وَاجِبِينَ‎ wājibīna	الْوَاجِبِينَ‎ al-wājibīna	وَاجِبَاتٍ‎ wājibātin	الْوَاجِبَاتِ‎ al-wājibāti
Genitive	وَاجِبِينَ‎ wājibīna	الْوَاجِبِينَ‎ al-wājibīna	وَاجِبَاتٍ‎ wājibātin	الْوَاجِبَاتِ‎ al-wājibāti

Noun

وَاجِب • (wājib) m (plural وَاجِبَات‎ (wājibāt))

Declension

Declension of noun وَاجِب (wājib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاجِب wājib	الْوَاجِب‎ al-wājib	وَاجِب wājib
Nominative	وَاجِبٌ wājibun	الْوَاجِبُ‎ al-wājibu	وَاجِبُ wājibu
Accusative	وَاجِبًا‎ wājiban	الْوَاجِبَ‎ al-wājiba	وَاجِبَ wājiba
Genitive	وَاجِبٍ wājibin	الْوَاجِبِ‎ al-wājibi	وَاجِبِ wājibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاجِبَيْن‎ wājibayn	الْوَاجِبَيْن‎ al-wājibayn	وَاجِبَيْ‎ wājibay
Nominative	وَاجِبَانِ‎ wājibāni	الْوَاجِبَانِ‎ al-wājibāni	وَاجِبَا‎ wājibā
Accusative	وَاجِبَيْنِ‎ wājibayni	الْوَاجِبَيْنِ‎ al-wājibayni	وَاجِبَيْ‎ wājibay
Genitive	وَاجِبَيْنِ‎ wājibayni	الْوَاجِبَيْنِ‎ al-wājibayni	وَاجِبَيْ‎ wājibay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاجِبَات‎ wājibāt	الْوَاجِبَات‎ al-wājibāt	وَاجِبَات‎ wājibāt
Nominative	وَاجِبَاتٌ‎ wājibātun	الْوَاجِبَاتُ‎ al-wājibātu	وَاجِبَاتُ‎ wājibātu
Accusative	وَاجِبَاتٍ‎ wājibātin	الْوَاجِبَاتِ‎ al-wājibāti	وَاجِبَاتِ‎ wājibāti
Genitive	وَاجِبَاتٍ‎ wājibātin	الْوَاجِبَاتِ‎ al-wājibāti	وَاجِبَاتِ‎ wājibāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: vacib
→ Bengali: ওয়াজিব (ōẇajib)
→ Malay: wajib
→ Swahili: wajibu

Persian

Etymology

From the Arabic وَاجِب‎ (wājib).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wɑːˈd͡ʒib/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /wɑːˈd͡ʒɪb/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /vɒːˈd͡ʒeb/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /vɔˈd͡ʒib/

Adjective

واجب • (vâjeb)

Noun

واجب • (vâjeb)

necessity

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic وَاجِب‎ (wājib).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waː.ʒib/, [ˈwæː.ʒɪb], [ˈwæː.d͡ʒɪb], [-aː-]
Audio (Amman) (file)

Noun

واجب • (wājeb) m (plural واجبات‎ (wājbāt))

duty, obligation
homework

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واجب

Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Noun

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

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