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وجب

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of obligation, necessity, and falling or settling. It extends to meanings of deserving, being due, and the physical act of falling or collapsing. It also encompasses emotional states like a beating heart and specific actions related to sales and eating.

Derived headwords

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

يَجِبُverb
  1. 1.
    to be necessaryboth

    It is obligatory, required, or incumbent.

وُجُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    obligationboth

    The state of being necessary, obligatory, or incumbent.

  2. 2.
    necessityboth

    The condition of being required or indispensable.

أَوْجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the man (form IV, like أَخْرَجَ) when he did a deed that necessitates for him Paradise or Hellfireboth

    the man (form IV, like أَخْرَجَ) when he did a deed that necessitates for him Paradise or Hellfire

اسْتَوْجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to deserveboth

    To merit or be worthy of something, whether good or bad.

  2. 2.
    to requireboth

    To necessitate or call for something.

وَجِيبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a fall with a crashclassical

    A sudden fall accompanied by a loud noise or impact.

  2. 2.
    a specific type of saleclassical

    A method of selling where the buyer takes goods gradually and pays as they go.

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

تَوْجِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    striking the groundclassical

    The act of hitting or striking the ground.

  2. 2.
    milking once a dayclassical

    The practice of milking an animal once per day.

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

مُوجِبnoun
  1. 1.
    one who eats once a dayclassical

    A person or animal that consumes food only once in a 24-hour period.

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجَبadjective
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجُوبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a fall with a crashclassical

    A heavy fall or collapse, often with a loud sound.

مَواجبnoun
  1. 1.
    places of deathclassical

    The sites or places where one falls and dies; battlefields or places of slaughter.

وَاجِبnoun
  1. 1.
    it is said of the slain person: 'wājib'both

    it is said of the slain person: 'wājib'

وَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became necessary, it was incumbentboth

    the thing became necessary, it was incumbent

  2. 2.
    the dead person fell and diedboth

    the dead person fell and died

  3. 3.
    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)both

    he accustomed himself to that (eating once a day)

  4. 4.
    the sale became binding, a bindingboth

    the sale became binding, a binding

وَجَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to set (sun)classical

    The sun has set.

تُوجِيبverb
  1. 1.
    to strike (ground)classical

    To strike the ground with force.

تُوجِيبverb
  1. 1.
    to accustom (oneself)classical

    To train oneself to a specific habit.

تُوجِيبverb
  1. 1.
    to milk onceclassical

    To milk an animal once a day.

Parallel reading

وجب الشئ، أي لزم
Something is necessary, meaning it is obligatory.
يجب وجوبا
It becomes necessary, with the noun of obligation.
وأوجبه الله
And God made it obligatory.
واستوجبه، أي استحقه
And he deserved it, meaning he merited it.
ووجب القلب وجيبا
And the heart beat with a throbbing.
إذا عمل عملا يوجب له الجنة أو النار
If he does a deed that makes him deserving of paradise or hell.
والوجب: الجبان
And 'al-wajab' refers to the coward.
طلوب الأعادي لا سؤوم ولا وجب
A pursuer of enemies, not hesitant nor cowardly.
والوجبة: السقطة مع الهدة
And 'al-wajbah' is a fall with a crash.
فإذا وجبت جنوبها
Then when their sides fell (i.e., they died).
خرج القوم إلى مواجبهم، أي مصارعهم
The people went out to their places of death, meaning their battlegrounds.
ووجبت الميت، إذا سقط ومات
And the dead person fell, if he collapsed and died.
ويقال للقتيل واجب
And the slain person is called 'wajib'.
حتى كان أول واجب
Until he was the first to fall (i.e., be slain).
ووجبت الشمس، أي غابت
And the sun set, meaning it disappeared.
ووجبت به الأرض توجيبا، أي ضربتها به
And the ground struck him with a forceful impact, meaning it hit him.
ويقال أيضا: وجبت الإبل، إذا أعيت
And it is also said: the camels became exhausted, if they grew weary.
الموجب: الذي يأكل في اليوم والليلة مرة
The 'mujib' is one who eats once in a day and night.
وقد وجب نفسه توجيبا، إذا عودها ذلك
And he accustomed himself to it, if he trained it to that.
وكذلك إذا حلب في اليوم والليلة مرة
And likewise if he milked (an animal) once in a day and night.