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

  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. necessary, indispensable, unavoidable, essential, inevitable, inescapable, requisite
  2. binding, obligatory, incumbent, imperative
  3. proper, adequate, fair

Declension

Noun

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

  1. duty, obligation
  2. requirement, necessity, exigency
  3. incumbency
  4. task, assignment
  5. homework

Declension

Descendants

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

Persian

Etymology

From the Arabic وَاجِب‎ (wājib).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /vɔˈd͡ʒib/

Adjective

واجب • (vâjeb)

  1. necessary
  2. essential
  3. obligatory

Noun

واجب • (vâjeb)

  1. necessity

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic وَاجِب‎ (wājib).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. duty, obligation
  2. homework
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