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وَجْبَة
meal /ˈwadʒba/
nounA2#1261 most common
Also: serving of food at one sitting, set meal, portion
Example sentences
أَكَلْتُ وَجْبَةً.
I ate a meal.
الفَطور وَجْبَة مُهِمَّة.
Breakfast is an important meal.
نَتَناوَلُ ثَلاثَ وَجَباتٍ كُلَّ يَوم.
We eat three meals every day.
طَلَبْتُ وَجْبَةً سَريعةً مِنَ المَطْعَمِ.
I ordered a fast-food meal from the restaurant.
يَنْصَحُ الطَّبيبُ بِتَناوُلِ وَجَباتٍ صَغيرةٍ ومُتَكَرِّرةٍ.
The doctor recommends eating small, frequent meals.
تُعَدُّ الوَجْبَةُ الرَّئيسِيَّةُ مُناسَبَةً اجْتِماعِيَّةً في كَثيرٍ مِنَ الثَّقافاتِ.
The main meal is considered a social occasion in many cultures.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَجْبَةٌ | وَجَباتٌ |
| Genitive | وَجْبَةٍ | وَجَباتٍ |
| Accusative | وَجْبَةً | وَجَباتٍ |
| Vocative | يا وَجْبَةُ | يا وَجَباتُ |
Word family
وَجَباتmeals (plural)
واجِبduty; homeworkوَجَبَto be obligatory, to be due
وُجوبobligation, necessity
إيجابيّpositive, affirmative
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root و-ج-ب, which means to be necessary or due. وَجْبَة is built on the فَعْلَة pattern, a noun of single instance, so it names one occasion of something due. The food sense grew from the idea of a portion of food due at a set time. In older usage it also meant eating only once a day.
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