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وَفَى
to keep (a promise), fulfill /waˈfaː/
verbB1#1416 most common
Also: to be faithful, stay loyal, to pay (a debt) in full
Example sentences
وَفَى بِوَعْدِهِ.
He kept his promise.
وَفَى صَديقي بِكُلِّ ما قالَ.
My friend kept everything he said.
وَفَيْتُ بِدَيْني قَبْلَ نِهايَةِ الشَّهْرِ.
I paid off my debt before the end of the month.
وَفَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ بِجَميعِ الْتِزاماتِها تُجاهَ العُمّالِ.
The company met all its obligations toward the workers.
مَنْ وَفَى بِعَهْدِهِ في الشَّدائِدِ نالَ ثِقَةَ النّاسِ.
Whoever keeps his covenant in hard times earns people's trust.
وَفَى الشّاعِرُ لِوَطَنِهِ حَتّى آخِرِ رَمَقٍ، فَلَمْ يُساوِمْ على مَبادِئِهِ يَوْماً.
The poet stayed faithful to his homeland until his last breath, and never once bargained over his principles.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَفِي | وَفَيْتُ | سَأَفِي |
| 2sg | تَفِي | وَفَيْتَ | سَتَفِي |
| 3sg | يَفِي | وَفَى | سَيَفِي |
| 1pl | نَفِي | وَفَيْنَا | سَنَفِي |
| 2pl | تَفُونَ | وَفَيْتُمْ | سَتَفُونَ |
| 3pl | يَفُونَ | وَفَوْا | سَيَفُونَ |
Word family
وَفاءloyalty, fidelity
وَفِيّfaithful, loyal
أَوْفَىto fulfill, pay in full
وَفَّىto pay in full, settle
تَوَفَّىto take fully; (passive) to pass away
Etymology
وَفَى comes from the Semitic root و-ف-ي, which carries the sense of fullness and completion. To keep a promise is to make it complete, to render it in full. The same root yields وَفاء, loyalty, and أَوْفَى, to fulfill or pay in full.
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