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وُجُود
existence /wuˈdʒuːd/
nounA1#374 most common
Also: presence, being, occurrence
Example sentences
شكراً على وُجُودِك.
Thank you for being here.
وُجُودُك يجعلني سعيداً.
Your presence makes me happy.
أكّد العلماء وُجُودَ الماء على المريخ.
Scientists confirmed the existence of water on Mars.
عدم وُجُود أدلّة كافية أدّى إلى إغلاق القضية.
The lack of sufficient evidence led to closing the case.
يناقش الفلاسفة مسألة الوُجُود والعدم منذ قرون.
Philosophers have debated the question of existence and nonexistence for centuries.
يرى ابن سينا أنّ الوُجُود ينقسم إلى واجب وممكن.
Avicenna holds that existence divides into the necessary and the contingent.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وُجُودٌ | None |
| Genitive | وُجُودٍ | None |
| Accusative | وُجُوداً | None |
| Vocative | يا وُجُودُ | None |
Word family
وَجَدَto find
مَوْجُودpresent, availableأَوْجَدَto create, to bring into existence
وِجْدَانfeeling, conscience
وُجُودِيّexistential
Etymology
Wujud is the verbal noun of the verb wajada, meaning to find. The root w-j-d covers finding, and by extension being found, that is, existing. The same root also yields wajd, a state of intense emotion. In classical Arabic philosophy wujud became the standard term for being.
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