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و-ق-ي

The Arabic root و-ق-ي (w-q-y)

Form I verb وَقَى: to guard

10 words in the dictionary are built from و-ق-ي, including verbs in Forms I, V, VIII, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

Most common

Adjective
preserving
Verb · Form I
to guard
Verb · Form V
تَوَقَّى
to be wary of

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

وَقَى · present يَقِي
Form I · The plain action

to guard, to preserve, to take good care of; to protect from, to keep from, to guard against; to prevent (a danger)

وَقْي
Verbal noun
وِقَايَة
Verbal noun
Active participle
preserving
مَوْقِيّ
Passive participle
تَقِيَّة
Derived noun
fear
تَوَقَّى · present يَتَوَقَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to be wary of

تَوَقٍّ
Verbal noun
مُتَوَقٍّ
Active participle
مُتَوَقًّى
Passive participle
اِتَّقَى · present يَتَّقِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to guard oneself against, to protect oneself, take precautions; to be pious, God-fearing, or righteous

اِتِّقَاء
Verbal noun
تُقَاة
Verbal noun
تُقْيَة
Verbal noun
مُتَّقٍ
Active participle
God-fearing
مُتَّقًى
Passive participle
اِسْتَوْقَى · present يَسْتَوْقِي
Form X · Seeking or considering

to ask for or seek care, protection, preservation, safeguards

اِسْتِيقَاء
Verbal noun
مُسْتَوْقٍ
Active participle
مُسْتَوْقًى
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

تَقِيّ
Adjective
God-fearing
أَتْقَى
Adjective
more righteous

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