وجب
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| و ج ب (w-j-b) |
Etymology 1
Form I verb from the root و ج ب (w-j-b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.d͡ʒa.ba/
Verb
وَجَبَ • (wajaba) I, non-past يَجِبُ (yajibu)
- (intransitive) to be necessary, have to be; must: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) or by أَنْ (ʔan) and the subjunctive with a personal subject
- كَمَا يَجِبُ
- kamā yajibu
- as it should be, as it must be
- يَجِبُ أَن أَذْهَبَ ― yajibu ʔan ʔaḏhaba ― It is necessary for me to go; I must go
- (intransitive) to be one's duty; to be incumbent, imposed, enjoined: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”)
- يَجِب عَلَيْهِ أَنْ ...
- yajib ʕalayhi ʔan ...
- it is his duty to, he has to, he must
Usage notes
In the first sense, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) is impersonal: it does not take a personal subject. The person for whom something is necessary is given as the object of عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) or as the subject of the verb in the clause introduced by the subjunctive particle أَنْ (ʔan).
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Etymology 2
Causative Form II verb from the root و ج ب (w-j-b); compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.ba/
Verb
وَجَّبَ • (wajjaba) II, non-past يُوَجِّبُ (yuwajjibu)
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- Mace, John (2007), “وجب”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN