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واقِع
reality /ˈwaːqɪʕ/
nounA1#320 most common
Also: fact, actuality, the actual situation
Example sentences
هٰذا هو الواقِع.
This is reality.
في الواقِع، أنا لا أعرف.
Actually, I do not know.
يجب أن نقبل الواقِع كما هو.
We must accept reality as it is.
الفرق بين الحلم والواقِع كبير جداً.
The difference between the dream and reality is very large.
يصوّر الفيلم الواقِع المرير لحياة اللاجئين.
The film depicts the bitter reality of the refugees' lives.
لم يكن أمامهم سوى التسليم بالأمر الواقِع الذي فرضته الحرب.
They had no choice but to accept the fait accompli imposed by the war.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | واقِعٌ | واقِعونَ |
| Genitive | واقِعٍ | واقِعينَ |
| Accusative | واقِعاً | واقِعينَ |
| Vocative | يا واقِعُ | يا واقِعونَ |
Word family
وَقَعَto fall, to occur, to happen
واقِعِيّrealistic, realواقِعِيّةrealism, reality
مَوْقِعlocation, site, positionوُقوعoccurrence, happening
Etymology
Wāqiʿ is the active participle of the verb waqaʿa, 'to fall' or 'to happen,' built on the Semitic root w-q-ʿ. The literal sense is 'that which has occurred or come to pass.' From there it came to mean the actual state of things, reality as opposed to what is imagined or hoped for.
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