وَفَى (wafaā)to cause to die

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb وَفَى (wafaā) — “to cause to die”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): وَفَى يَفِي

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
وَفَى wafaāيَفِي yafīفِ fiوَفَاءٌ wafaāʾun

Conjugation (2): وَفَّى يُوَفِّي

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
وَفَّى wafaaāيُوَفِّي yuwafiīوَفِّ wafiiتَوْفِيَة tawfiyaa

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to cause to die

  2. 2. to come to someone (death)

    • وَفَى الأَجَلُ بِهِ بَعْدَ صِرَاعٍ طَوِيلٍ مَعَ المَرَضِ.Death came to him after a long struggle with illness.
    • عِنْدَمَا وَفَى بِهِ المَوْتُ، كَانَ مُحَاطًا بِأَحِبَّائِهِ.When death came to him, he was surrounded by his loved ones.
    • لَا يَعْلَمُ أَحَدٌ مَتَى سَيَفِي بِهِ قَضَاءُ رَبِّهِ.No one knows when the decree of his Lord will come to him.
  3. 3. to die

    • وَفَى الرَّجُلُ الْعَجُوزُ بَعْدَ صِرَاعٍ طَوِيلٍ مَعَ الْمَرَضِ.The old man died after a long struggle with illness.
    • لَمْ يَفِ الشَّيْخُ إِلَّا بَعْدَ أَنْ أَوْصَى بِكُلِّ أَمْوَالِهِ.The elder did not die until he had bequeathed all his money.
    • يَفِي الْكَثِيرُ مِنَ النَّاسِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِسَبَبِ الْحَوَادِثِ.Many people die every day due to accidents.
  4. 4. to fulfill

    • وَفَى الْعَامِلُ بِوَعْدِهِ وَأَنْهَى الْمَهَامَّ فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُحَدَّدِ.The worker fulfilled his promise and finished the tasks at the specified time.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَى الشَّرِكَةِ أَنْ تَفِيَ بِالْتِزَامَاتِهَا تِجَاهَ الْعُمَلاءِ.The company must fulfill its obligations towards the customers.
    • لَمْ يَفِ الْجَارُ بِاتِّفَاقِهِ عَلَى إِصْلَاحِ السُّورِ الْمُشْتَرَكِ.The neighbor did not fulfill his agreement to repair the shared fence.
  5. 5. to give full due

    • وَفَّى الْأَبُ أَبْنَاءَهُ حُقُوقَهُمْ فِي التَّعْلِيمِ وَالرِّعَايَةِ.The father gave his children their full due in education and care.
    • وَفَّى الْمُعَلِّمُ طُلَّابَهُ حَقَّهُمْ مِنَ الِاهْتِمَامِ وَالتَّوْجِيهِ.The teacher gave his students their full due of attention and guidance.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَى الدَّوْلَةِ أَنْ تُوَفِّيَ الْمُوَاطِنِينَ حُقُوقَهُمُ الْأَسَاسِيَّةَ.The state must give citizens their full due of basic rights.
  6. 6. to give full measure, to pay in full

    • وَفَّى الْبَائِعُ الْمُشْتَرِيَ حَقَّهُ كَامِلًا.The seller gave the buyer his full right.
    • يُوَفِّي الْعَامِلُ عَمَلَهُ بِإِتْقَانٍ.The worker performs his work perfectly.
    • هَلْ وَفَّيْتَ بِجَمِيعِ الْتِزَامَاتِكَ الْمَالِيَّةِ؟Did you pay all your financial obligations in full?
  7. 7. to overflow

  8. 8. to pass away

    • وَفَى جَدِّي بِسَلَامٍ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ بَعْدَ حَيَاةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.My grandfather passed away peacefully in his home after a long life.
    • نَتَمَنَّى أَنْ تَفِيَ رُوحُهَا بِسَلَامٍ وَتَجِدَ الرَّاحَةَ الْأَبَدِيَّةَ.We wish that her soul passes away peacefully and finds eternal rest.
    • يَفِي الْكَثِيرُ مِنَ الْأَبْطَالِ فِي سَبِيلِ وَطَنِهِمْ بِشَجَاعَةٍ.Many heroes pass away bravely for the sake of their homeland.

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