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وِعاء
container /wiˈʕaːʔ/
nounB1#2399 most common
Also: vessel, receptacle, holder
Example sentences
هذا وِعاءٌ صغيرٌ.
This is a small container.
ضَعِ الطعامَ في الوِعاءِ.
Put the food in the container.
اشتريتُ وِعاءً بلاستيكيًا لحفظِ الأرزِّ.
I bought a plastic container to store rice.
يجب غسلُ الوِعاءِ جيدًا قبل تعبئتِه بالطعامِ.
The container must be washed well before filling it with food.
اللغةُ وِعاءُ الفكرِ.
Language is the vessel of thought.
يُعَرِّفُ الاقتصاديون الوِعاءَ الضريبيَّ بأنه مجموعُ الدخلِ الخاضعِ للضريبةِ.
Economists define the tax base as the total income subject to taxation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وِعاءٌ | أوعيةٌ |
| Genitive | وِعاءٍ | أوعيةٍ |
| Accusative | وِعاءً | أوعيةً |
| Vocative | يا وِعاءُ | يا أوعيةُ |
Word family
وعىto comprehend, to be aware, to retain in memory
واعٍconscious, aware, mindful
وعيconsciousness, awareness
استيعابcapacity, comprehension, absorption
Etymology
Wiʿāʾ comes from the Arabic root w-ʿ-y, which carries the core sense of holding, retaining, or keeping something safe inside. The same root produces waʿy, meaning consciousness or awareness, because Arabic treats understanding as a kind of mental holding, retaining an idea the way a jar retains its contents. Wiʿāʾ itself names any physical object built to hold something else, a jar, bag, box, or bottle.
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