وَفَاء
loyalty
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Highlights
Present tense
يُوفِي
Verbal noun
إِيفَاء
Active participle
مُوفٍ
Passive participle
مُوفًى
Most common words from the same root
أَوْفَى in English
Verb · Form IV
- to pay in full
- to fulfill, to keep
يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًاThey fulfil their vows and fear a Day where evil will abound.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:07
- to achieve, to carry out fully
- to approach
- to look down on, to overlook, to tower over
- to complete, to live
Word origin
Compare وَفَى (wafā, “to fulfill”).
Words from the root و-ف-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَفَّى
· present يُوَفِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to treat fully; to complete
تَوْفِيَة
مُوَفٍّ
مُوَفًّى
وَافَى
· present يُوَافِي
Form III · Done to or with someone
to provide for in full
مُوَافَاة
مُوَافٍ
مُوَافًى
to pay in full; to fulfill, to keep; to achieve, to carry out fully
إِيفَاء
fulfillment
مُوفٍ
مُوفًى
تُوُفِّيَ
· present يُتَوَفَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to die
تَوَفَّى
· present يَتَوَفَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to receive in full; to take the soul of, to cause to die; to die
تَوَفٍّ
مُتَوَفٍّ
مُتَوَفًّى
اِسْتَوْفَى
· present يَسْتَوْفِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to fulfill (a condition); to pay fully; to receive in full
اِسْتِيفَاء
fulfilling
مُسْتَوْفٍ
fulfilling
مُسْتَوْفًى
وَفِيّ
loyal
أَوْفَى conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | أَوْفَيْتُ | أُوفِي | أُوفِيَ | أُوفِ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | أَوْفَيْتَ | تُوفِي | تُوفِيَ | تُوفِ | أَوْفِ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | أَوْفَيْتِ | تُوفِينَ | تُوفِي | تُوفِي | أَوْفِي |
| هُوَ he | أَوْفَى | يُوفِي | يُوفِيَ | يُوفِ | — |
| هِيَ she | أَوْفَتْ | تُوفِي | تُوفِيَ | تُوفِ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | أَوْفَيْتُمَا | تُوفِيَانِ | تُوفِيَا | تُوفِيَا | أَوْفِيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | أَوْفَيَا | يُوفِيَانِ | يُوفِيَا | يُوفِيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | أَوْفَتَا | تُوفِيَانِ | تُوفِيَا | تُوفِيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | أَوْفَيْنَا | نُوفِي | نُوفِيَ | نُوفِ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | أَوْفَيْتُمْ | تُوفُونَ | تُوفُوا | تُوفُوا | أَوْفُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | أَوْفَيْتُنَّ | تُوفِينَ | تُوفِينَ | تُوفِينَ | أَوْفِينَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | أَوْفَوْا | يُوفُونَ | يُوفُوا | يُوفُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | أَوْفَيْنَ | يُوفِينَ | يُوفِينَ | يُوفِينَ | — |
| Verbal noun | إِيفَاء |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُوفٍ |
| Passive participle | مُوفًى |
أَوْفَى in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to fulfill
يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًاThey fulfil their vows and fear a Day where evil will abound.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:07
From a fully vowelled text
أَدْخُلُ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ بِمُحْرَقَاتٍ، أُوفِيكَ نُذُورِيI will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,Psalms 66:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَلَمْ يُرِدْ بَلْ مَضَى وَأَلْقَاهُ فِي سِجْنٍ حَتَّى يُوفِيَ الدَّيْنَ.And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.Matthew 18:30, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لَكَ يَنْبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ يَا اَللهُ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، وَلَكَ يُوفَى النَّذْرُ.Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.Psalms 65:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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