وُجُوب
necessity
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Highlights
Plural
وَاجِبَات
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form I
وَجَبَ
to be necessary
Adjective
وَاجِب
necessary
Verb · Form IV
أَوْجَبَ
to impose
وَاجِب in English
Noun · masculine
- duty, obligation
- requirement, necessity, exigency
- incumbency
- task, assignment
- homework
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of the verb وَجَبَ (wajaba, “to be necessary”).
Words from the root و-ج-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَجَبَ
· present يَجِبُ
Form I · The plain action
to be necessary, have to be; must: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) or by أَنْ (ʔan) and the subjunctive with a personal subject; to be one's duty; to be incumbent, imposed, enjoined: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”)
وَجَّبَ
· present يُوَجِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to impose (something) on
تَوْجِيب
مُوَجِّب
مُوَجَّب
أَوْجَبَ
· present يُوجِبُ
Form IV · Causative
to impose (something)
إِيجَاب
affirmation
مُوجِب
cause
مُوجَب
positive
مُوجَب
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اِسْتَوْجَبَ
· present يَسْتَوْجِبُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to make necessary, obligatory, compulsory; to require, demand (e.g. a skill, patience); to deserve, merit, be worthy of something
اِسْتِيجَاب
مُسْتَوْجِب
مُسْتَوْجَب
وَاجِب: plural and other forms
| Singular | وَاجِب |
|---|---|
| Plural | وَاجِبَات |
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