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وَدَع
to leave, to let alone /ˈwa.da.ʕa/
verbA1#123 most common
Also: to let be, to let go, to forsake, to give up, to omit, to leave out
Example sentences
دَعْني أُفَكِّرُ لَحْظَةً.
Let me think for a moment.
دَعْهُ يَنامُ، فَهُوَ مُتْعَبٌ.
Let him sleep, he is tired.
لا تَدَعِ الطَّعامَ يَبْرُدُ.
Don't let the food get cold.
وَدَعْنا تِلْكَ الفِكْرَةَ بَعْدَ نِقاشٍ طَويلٍ.
We dropped that idea after a long discussion.
وَدَعَ الكاتِبُ أُسْلوبَهُ القَديمَ وَاخْتارَ طَريقاً جَديداً.
The writer abandoned his old style and chose a new path.
دَعْ ما يَريبُكَ إلى ما لا يَريبُكَ.
Leave what makes you doubt for what does not make you doubt.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَدَعُ | وَدَعْتُ | سَأَدَعُ |
| 2sg | تَدَعُ | وَدَعْتَ | سَتَدَعُ |
| 3sg | يَدَعُ | وَدَعَ | سَيَدَعُ |
| 1pl | نَدَعُ | وَدَعْنا | سَنَدَعُ |
| 2pl | تَدَعونَ | وَدَعْتُمْ | سَتَدَعونَ |
| 3pl | يَدَعونَ | وَدَعوا | سَيَدَعونَ |
Word family
وَدَّعَto bid farewell, to see off
وَديعةdeposit, trust, something left in safekeeping
وَداعfarewell, partingمُسْتَوْدَعdepot, storehouseوَديعgentle, meek
Etymology
The verb grows from the Semitic root w-d-ʿ, whose core sense is to set a thing down and let it rest. From there the meanings branch into leaving, releasing, and entrusting. The same root yields wadīʿa, a deposit left in another's keeping, and waddaʿa, to take leave of someone.
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