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وَقاحَة
insolence /wa.ˈqaː.ħa/
nounB2#4022 most common
Also: impudence, shamelessness, brazenness
Example sentences
هذه وَقاحَة!
This is insolence!
لا تتكلم بهذه الوَقاحَة.
Don't speak with such insolence.
أظهر الولد وَقاحَة أمام معلمه.
The boy showed insolence in front of his teacher.
لم أتوقع منه هذا القدر من الوَقاحَة.
I didn't expect this much insolence from him.
وَقاحَته في الرد على رئيسه أثارت استياء الجميع.
His insolence in answering back to his boss upset everyone.
تتجلى وَقاحَة بعض السياسيين في تجاهلهم التام لمعاناة الناس.
The insolence of some politicians shows in their total disregard for people's suffering.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَقاحَةٌ | وَقاحاتٌ |
| Genitive | وَقاحَةٍ | وَقاحاتٍ |
| Accusative | وَقاحَةً | وَقاحاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا وَقاحَةُ | يا وَقاحاتُ |
Word family
وَقِحinsolent, shameless
وَقِيحimpudent, brazen
تَوَقَّحَto become insolent, to act shamelessly
مُتَوَقِّحacting brazenly, impudent
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root w-q-ḥ (و-ق-ح), which carries the sense of hardness or brazenness, especially of the face. Classical Arabic uses the same root in the adjective waqiḥ, meaning shameless or impudent, and in the set phrase waqāḥat al-wajh, literally the hardness or brazenness of the face. Waqāḥah is the abstract noun built from this root on the faʿālah pattern, a common template for naming qualities and character traits.
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