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وُقُوع
occurrence (of an event); a falling /wuˈquːʕ/
nounB1#2929 most common
Also: falling, happening, taking place
Example sentences
سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ وُقُوعِ الكِتَابِ.
I heard the sound of the book falling.
وُقُوعُ الحَادِثِ كَانَ مُفَاجِئًا.
The occurrence of the accident was sudden.
يَخَافُ الطِّفْلُ مِنْ وُقُوعِهِ عَنِ الدَّرَّاجَةِ.
The child is afraid of falling off the bike.
احْتِمَالُ وُقُوعِ زِلْزَالٍ فِي هَذِهِ المِنْطَقَةِ مُرْتَفِعٌ.
The probability of an earthquake occurring in this region is high.
تُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى وُقُوعِ تَغَيُّرَاتٍ مُنَاخِيَّةٍ جَذْرِيَّةٍ خِلَالَ العُقُودِ القَادِمَةِ.
Studies point to the occurrence of radical climate changes over the coming decades.
يُحَاوِلُ الفَقِيهُ تَحْدِيدَ اللَّحْظَةِ الدَّقِيقَةِ لِوُقُوعِ الطَّلَاقِ شَرْعًا.
The jurist tries to pinpoint the exact moment at which a divorce legally takes effect.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وُقُوعٌ | وُقُوعَاتٌ |
| Genitive | وُقُوعٍ | وُقُوعَاتٍ |
| Accusative | وُقُوعًا | وُقُوعَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا وُقُوعُ | يَا وُقُوعَاتُ |
Word family
وَقَعَto fall, to happen, to occur
وَاقِعreality; actual, real
مَوْقِعlocation, site, positionتَوَقُّعexpectation, anticipation
تَوْقِيعsignatureEtymology
وُقُوع is the maṣdar, or verbal noun, of the Form I verb وَقَعَ (waqaʿa), built on the Semitic root و-ق-ع. That root carries the core sense of falling or landing, which extended over time to cover any event taking place. The pattern فُعُول used here is a common template for turning a simple verb into an abstract noun of action.
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