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وَثِيقَة
document /waˈθiː.qa/
nounB1#2055 most common
Also: official paper, certificate, deed
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ وَثِيقَة.
This is a document.
أَيْنَ الوَثِيقَة؟
Where is the document?
وَقَّعْتُ الوَثِيقَةَ أَمْسِ.
I signed the document yesterday.
يَجِبُ أَنْ تُقَدِّمَ وَثِيقَةً رَسْمِيَّةً لِإِثْباتِ هُوِيَّتِكَ.
You must present an official document to prove your identity.
تُعَدُّ هٰذِهِ الوَثِيقَةُ التّارِيخِيَّةُ مَصْدَراً مُهِمّاً لِلباحِثِينَ.
This historical document is considered an important source for researchers.
طَعَنَ المُحامِي فِي صِحَّةِ الوَثِيقَةِ أَمامَ المَحْكَمَةِ.
The lawyer challenged the authenticity of the document before the court.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَثِيقَةٌ | وَثائِقُ |
| Genitive | وَثِيقَةٍ | وَثائِقَ |
| Accusative | وَثِيقَةً | وَثائِقَ |
| Vocative | يا وَثِيقَةُ | يا وَثائِقُ |
Word family
وَثَّقَto document, to authenticate
مِيثاقcovenant, pact
وَثيقfirm, strong, tight
ثِقَةtrust, confidenceوِثاقbond, tie, fetter
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root و-ث-ق (w-th-q), which carries the sense of firmness, trust, and reliability. A وَثِيقَة is something that makes a matter firm and certain, so a written record that can be trusted. It follows the فَعِيلَة noun pattern common for such formations.
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