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واقِي
protective /wɑːˈqiː/
adjectiveB2#3633 most common
Also: protecting, guarding, safeguarding
Example sentences
واقي الشمس مهم في الصيف.
Sunscreen is important in summer.
أحضرتُ واقي الشمس إلى الشاطئ.
I brought sunscreen to the beach.
يرتدي العامل خوذة واقية في المصنع.
The worker wears a protective helmet in the factory.
استخدمتُ القفازات الواقية أثناء التنظيف.
I used protective gloves while cleaning.
طبقة الأوزون درعٌ واقٍ يحمي الأرض من الأشعة الضارة.
The ozone layer is a protective shield that protects the earth from harmful rays.
أوصت السلطات الصحية بارتداء الكمامات الواقية للحد من انتشار الفيروس.
The health authorities recommended wearing protective masks to limit the spread of the virus.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | واقٍ | واقون |
| Genitive | واقٍ | واقين |
| Accusative | واقيًا | واقين |
| Vocative | يا واقي | يا واقين |
Word family
وقىto protect, guard
وقايةprevention, protection
تقوىpiety, god-fearing
اتقىto guard against, to fear
واقيةprotective (feminine form)
Etymology
واقي comes from the Arabic root و-ق-ي (w-q-y), which carries the sense of protecting, guarding, or shielding from harm. The word itself is the active participle, built on the fāʿil pattern, so it literally means 'one that protects' or 'protecting'. This root is common across Arabic and shows up in words tied to prevention and caution.
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