واجب

Arabic

Etymology
Root
و ج ب (w-j-b)

Derived from the active participle of the verb وَجَبَ (wajaba, “to be necessary”).

Pronunciation
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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
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
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))

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

Declension
Declension of noun وَاجِب (wājib)
Singular basic singular triptote
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
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 (ōẇajibo)
  • → Madurese: wâjib
  • → Malay: wajib
  • → Persian: واجب (vâjeb)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: واجب
  • → Swahili: wajibu

Persian

Etymology

From the Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑː.d͡ʒɪ́b]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [wɑː.d͡ʒɪ́b]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [wɔː.d͡ʒíb̥]

Readings
Classical reading? wājiḇ
Dari reading? wājib
Iranian reading? vâjeb
Tajik reading? vojib

Adjective

واجب • (vâjeb)

  1. necessary
  2. essential
  3. obligatory

Descendants

Noun

واجب • (vâjeb)

  1. necessity

See also

South Levantine Arabic
Root
و ج ب
2 terms

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))

  1. duty, obligation
  2. homework
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