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Plural
وَفَيَات
Most common words from the same root
وَفَاة in English
Noun · feminine
- death, decease
Word origin
From the root و ف ي (w f y), with meanings related to “fulfilling”. Compare تُوُفِّيَ (tuwuffiya, “to die, pass away”), وَفَّى (waffā, “to pay in full”), أَوْفَى (ʔawfā, “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 →
وَفَى
· present يَفِي
Form I · The plain action
to fulfill; to compensate fully
وَفَاء
loyalty
وَافٍ
مَوْفِيّ
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
وَفَاة: plural and other forms
| Singular | وَفَاة |
|---|---|
| Plural | وَفَيَات |
وَفَاة in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَعَصَى مُوآبُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ أَخْآبَ.Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.2 Kings 1:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فِي سَنَةِ وَفَاةِ الْمَلِكِ آحَازَ كَانَ هذَا الْوَحْيُ:In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.Isaiah 14:28, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلَمَّا قَرُبَتْ أَيَّامُ وَفَاةِ دَاوُدَ أَوْصَى سُلَيْمَانَ ابْنَهُ قَائِلاً:Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,1 Kings 2:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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