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وِفاق
agreement /wiˈfaːq/
nounB2#4362 most common
Also: accord, harmony, concord
Example sentences
نحن في وِفاقٍ دائمٍ.
We are in constant agreement.
عاش الجيران في وِفاقٍ ومحبة.
The neighbors lived in harmony and affection.
توصّل الحزبان إلى وِفاقٍ حول الميزانية.
The two parties reached an agreement on the budget.
شكّلت الحكومة حكومة وِفاقٍ وطني بعد الانتخابات.
The government formed a national unity government after the elections.
يسعى الوسيط إلى تحقيق وِفاقٍ بين الأطراف المتنازعة رغم عمق الخلافات.
The mediator is trying to achieve an accord between the feuding parties despite the depth of their disputes.
لم يكن الوِفاق الذي تم التوصل إليه سوى هدنة هشة سرعان ما انهارت أمام أول اختبار حقيقي.
The accord that had been reached was nothing but a fragile truce, which soon collapsed at the first real test.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وِفاقٌ | وِفاقاتٌ |
| Genitive | وِفاقٍ | وِفاقاتٍ |
| Accusative | وِفاقًا | وِفاقاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا وِفاقُ | يا وِفاقاتُ |
Word family
وافَقَto agree with, to approve
مُوافَقةapproval, consent
اتِّفاقagreement, pact
مُوافِقagreeing, consentingتَوْفيقsuccess, being guided aright
Etymology
Wifāq is a verbal noun from the Form III verb wāfaqa, meaning to agree with or correspond to someone. Both trace to the Semitic root w-f-q, whose core sense is fitting or matching. Arabic is a Semitic language, not Indo-European, so it has no Proto-Indo-European root.
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