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واثِق

confident /ˈwaːθiq/

adjectiveA2#720 most common

Also: sure, self-assured, certain

Example sentences

أنا واثِق.
I am confident.
هو واثِق مِن نَفسِه.
He is sure of himself.
هي واثِقة مِن نَجاحِها.
She is confident of her success.
كانَ واثِقاً مِن قَرارِهِ رَغمَ الانتِقادات.
He was confident of his decision despite the criticism.
لَم نَكُن واثِقينَ مِن نِيّاتِهِم في البِداية.
We were not sure of their intentions at first.
يَتَحَدَّثُ بِنَبرةٍ واثِقةٍ تَجعَلُ مَن حَولَهُ يُصَدِّقونَ كُلَّ كَلِمة.
He speaks in a confident tone that makes those around him believe every word.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeواثِقٌواثِقونَ
Genitiveواثِقٍواثِقينَ
Accusativeواثِقاًواثِقينَ
Vocativeيا واثِقُيا واثِقونَ

Word family

وَثِقَto trust, rely on
ثِقةtrust, confidence
مِيثاقcovenant, pact, charter
وَثيقةdocument
مَوثوقtrusted, reliable

Etymology

واثِق is the active participle of the verb وَثِقَ, meaning to trust or to have confidence in. It comes from the Semitic triliteral root و-ث-ق, which carries the sense of firmness and reliability. The same root gives ثِقة, trust, and مِيثاق, covenant. A person called واثِق is literally one who trusts, and by extension one who is sure and self-assured.

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