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وَقُود
fuel /waˈquːd/
nounB1#1696 most common
Also: combustible material, firewood
Example sentences
نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى وَقُود.
We need fuel.
سِعْرُ الوَقُودِ مُرْتَفِعٌ.
The price of fuel is high.
نَفِدَ الوَقُودُ مِنَ السَّيَّارَةِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.
The car ran out of fuel on the road.
تَعْتَمِدُ الطَّائِرَةُ عَلَى وَقُودٍ خَاصٍّ لِلطَّيَرَانِ.
The plane relies on a special fuel for flight.
تَسْعَى الدَّوْلَةُ إِلَى خَفْضِ اسْتِهْلَاكِ الوَقُودِ الأُحْفُورِيِّ.
The state seeks to cut consumption of fossil fuel.
غَدَا ارْتِفَاعُ أَسْعَارِ الوَقُودِ وَقُودًا لِلِاحْتِجَاجَاتِ الشَّعْبِيَّةِ.
The rise in fuel prices became fuel for the popular protests.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَقُودٌ | وَقُودٌ |
| Genitive | وَقُودٍ | وَقُودٍ |
| Accusative | وَقُودًا | وَقُودًا |
| Vocative | يَا وَقُودُ | يَا وَقُودُ |
Word family
وَقَدَto burn, blaze
أَوْقَدَto light, kindle
وَقَّادٌblazing, keen
مَوْقِدٌstove, hearth
وُقُودٌthe act of burning
Etymology
The word derives from the Semitic root w-q-d, which carries the sense of kindling and burning. It follows the fa'ūl pattern, which often names a substance used for an action. So waqūd is the matter that feeds a fire.
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