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واجِب
duty /ˈwaːdʒɪb/
nounA2#1309 most common
Also: obligation, homework (school assignment), the right thing to do
Example sentences
أين واجِبي؟
Where is my homework?
أنهيتُ واجِبي المنزلي.
I finished my homework.
الدفاع عن الوطن واجِب على كل مواطن.
Defending the homeland is a duty for every citizen.
يرى كثيرون أن مساعدة الفقراء واجِب أخلاقي.
Many people see helping the poor as a moral duty.
من واجِب الدولة أن تضمن التعليم لكل طفل.
It is the state's duty to guarantee education for every child.
أدّى الجنديُّ واجِبَه بإخلاص رغم المخاطر الجسيمة المحيطة به.
The soldier carried out his duty faithfully despite the grave dangers around him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | واجِبٌ (wājibun) | واجِباتٌ (wājibātun) |
| Genitive | واجِبٍ (wājibin) | واجِباتٍ (wājibātin) |
| Accusative | واجِباً (wājiban) | واجِباتٍ (wājibātin) |
| Vocative | يا واجِبُ (yā wājibu) | يا واجِباتُ (yā wājibātu) |
Word family
وَجَبَto be necessary, to be obligatory
وُجوبobligatoriness, necessity
أوْجَبَto make obligatory, to oblige
واجِباتduties; homework assignments
إيجابيpositive, affirmative
Etymology
Wājib is the active participle of the verb wajaba, "to be necessary, to be due, to fall." The root sense is of something that is incumbent and must come to pass. Over time the participle hardened into a noun meaning a duty or obligation, and in schools it came to mean homework.
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