wajib

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Noun

wajib (countable and uncountable, plural wajibs)

1. (Islam) A religious duty; something that Muslims are obliged to do.
   • 2004, Norman Calder, Jawid Mojaddedi, Andrew Rippin, Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature, Routledge, →ISBN, page 169:

     Further, that bounties are wajib, so revealed obligations are wajib. These cannot be known except through a prophet. So the existence of prophets is wajib, for that without which a binding duty (wajib) cannot be completed is itself wajib.

Synonyms

• fard

Related terms

• wajib saum

 

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• wadjib (pre-1947, 1947-1972)

Etymology

From Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwad͡ʒib/, [ˈwa.d͡ʒɪp̚]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒɪb
• Hyphenation: wa‧jib

Adjective

wajib

1. obligatory; mandatory

Verb

wajib

1. to oblige.

   Synonym: harus

2. (law) shall

Affixed terms

• berkewajiban
• berwajib
• diwajibkan
• kewajiban
• mewajibkan
• sewajibnya

 

• wajib belajar
• wajib kerja
• wajib lapor
• wajib latihan kerja
• wajib militer
• wajib pajak
• wajib pajak takbayar
• wajib serah

 

Further reading

• “wajib” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Adjective

wajib

1. obligatory, compulsory

Yakan

Adjective

wajib

1. good, right
2. obligatory