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وَداع
farewell /waˈdaːʕ/
nounA1#510 most common
Also: goodbye, leave-taking, parting
Example sentences
قال لي: وَداعاً.
He said to me: Farewell.
حان وقت الوَداع.
The time of farewell has come.
كان الوَداع في المطار صعباً.
The farewell at the airport was hard.
لم أستطع أن أنطق كلمة الوَداع قبل رحيلها.
I could not utter the word of farewell before she left.
خطبة الوَداع التي ألقاها النبي تحمل معانيَ عميقة.
The Farewell Sermon delivered by the Prophet carries deep meanings.
في لحظة الوَداع الأخيرة، اختنقت الكلمات في حلقه ولم يبقَ سوى الصمت.
In the final moment of parting, the words choked in his throat and only silence remained.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَداعٌ | None |
| Genitive | وَداعٍ | None |
| Accusative | وَداعاً | None |
| Vocative | يا وَداعُ | None |
Word family
وَدَّعَto bid farewell, see off
تَوْديعfarewell, send-off
مُوَدِّعone who sees another off
وَديعةdeposit, trust
اِسْتَوْدَعَto entrust, deposit
Etymology
Wadāʿ is a verbal noun built on the Arabic root w-d-ʿ, which means to leave or to let be. The same root yields the verb waddaʿa, to see someone off, and wadīʿa, a thing left in another's trust. The shared thread is the act of leaving something or someone behind.
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