واجب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
و ج ب(w j b)
11 terms

Derived from theactive participleof the verbوَجَبَ(wajaba,“to benecessary”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

وَاجِب•(wājib) (feminineوَاجِبَة(wājiba),masculine pluralوَاجِبُونَ(wājibūna),feminine pluralوَاجِبَات(wājibāt),elativeأَوْجَب(ʔawjab))

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

Declension

Declension of adjectiveوَاجِب(wājib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote inـَة(-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(pluralوَاجِبَات(wājibāt))

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

Declension

Declension of nounوَاجِب(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
  • Indonesian:wajib
  • →Tausug:wajib
• →Persian:واجب(vâjeb)
  • →Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script:ਵਾਜਬ(vājab)

    Shahmukhi script:واجب(vājab)

• →Ottoman Turkish:واجب
  • →Turkish:vacip
• →Swahili:wajibu

Javanese

Arabicization

واجب

1. Arabicization ofꦮꦗꦶꦧ꧀

Malay

Adjective

واجب

1. Jawispelling ofwajib‎.

Verb

واجب

1. Jawispelling ofwajib‎.

Persian

Etymology

From theArabicوَاجِب(wājib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian)IPA^(key):[wɑː.ˈd͡ʒiβ]

• (Dari, formal)IPA^(key):[wɑː.d͡ʒɪ́b]

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

• (Iran, formal)IPA^(key):[vɒː.d͡ʒéb̥]

• (Tajik, formal)IPA^(key):[vɔ.d͡ʒíb]

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

Adjective

واجب•(vâjeb)

1. necessary
2. essential
3. obligatory

Descendants

• →Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script:ਵਾਜਬ(vājab)

  Shahmukhi script:واجب(vājab)

Noun

واجب•(vâjeb)

1. necessity

See also

• فرض(farz)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ب
2 terms

Etymology

FromArabicوَاجِب(wājib).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio(Amman):

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Noun

واجب•(wājeb)m(pluralواجبات(wājbāt))

1. duty,obligation
2. homework