وجبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ج ب‎ (w-j-b), indicating necessity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wad͡ʒ.ba/

• Audio

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Noun

وَجْبَة • (wajba) f, plural وَجَبات‎ (wajabāt)

1. meal, repast
2. (Syria) menu

Declension

Declension of noun وَجْبَة (wajba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْبَة wajba	الْوَجْبَة‎ al-wajba	وَجْبَة wajbat
Nominative	وَجْبَةٌ wajbatun	الْوَجْبَةُ‎ al-wajbatu	وَجْبَةُ wajbatu
Accusative	وَجْبَةً wajbatan	الْوَجْبَةَ‎ al-wajbata	وَجْبَةَ wajbata
Genitive	وَجْبَةٍ wajbatin	الْوَجْبَةِ‎ al-wajbati	وَجْبَةِ wajbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْبَتَيْن‎ wajbatayn	الْوَجْبَتَيْن‎ al-wajbatayn	وَجْبَتَيْ‎ wajbatay
Nominative	وَجْبَتَانِ‎ wajbatāni	الْوَجْبَتَانِ‎ al-wajbatāni	وَجْبَتَا‎ wajbatā
Accusative	وَجْبَتَيْنِ‎ wajbatayni	الْوَجْبَتَيْنِ‎ al-wajbatayni	وَجْبَتَيْ‎ wajbatay
Genitive	وَجْبَتَيْنِ‎ wajbatayni	الْوَجْبَتَيْنِ‎ al-wajbatayni	وَجْبَتَيْ‎ wajbatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجَبات‎ wajabāt	الْوَجَبات‎ al-wajabāt	وَجَبات‎ wajabāt
Nominative	وَجَباتٌ‎ wajabātun	الْوَجَباتُ‎ al-wajabātu	وَجَباتُ‎ wajabātu
Accusative	وَجَباتٍ‎ wajabātin	الْوَجَباتِ‎ al-wajabāti	وَجَباتِ‎ wajabāti
Genitive	وَجَباتٍ‎ wajabātin	الْوَجَباتِ‎ al-wajabāti	وَجَباتِ‎ wajabāti

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْبَة‎ (wajba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʒ.be/, [ˈwaʒ.be]
• IPA^(key): /waʒ.ba/, [ˈwaʒ.ba]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Noun

وجبة • (wajbe) f

1. meal
2. course (of a meal)
3. dose, hit (of a drug)

Derived terms

• وجبة خفيفة‎ (wajbe ḵafīfe, “snack”)