وجب

Arabic

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)

1. (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

2. (intransitive) to be one's duty; to be incumbent, imposed, enjoined: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”)

   وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ ...

   wajaba ʕalayhi ʔan ...

   it is his duty to, he has to, he must

Usage notes

In the first sense, وَجَبَ (wajaba) is impersonal: it does not take a personal subject. The person for whom someone 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

Conjugation of

وَجَبَ

(form-I assimilated, verbal noun وُجُوب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						وُجُوب wujūb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَاجِب wājib
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَجَبْتُ wajabtu	وَجَبْتَ wajabta	وَجَبَ wajaba		وَجَبْتُمَا wajabtumā	وَجَبَا wajabā		وَجَبْنَا wajabnā	وَجَبْتُمْ wajabtum	وَجَبُوا wajabū
	f		وَجَبْتِ wajabti	وَجَبَتْ wajabat			وَجَبَتَا wajabatā			وَجَبْتُنَّ wajabtunna	وَجَبْنَ wajabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَجِبُ ʔajibu	تَجِبُ tajibu	يَجِبُ yajibu		تَجِبَانِ tajibāni	يَجِبَانِ yajibāni		نَجِبُ najibu	تَجِبُونَ tajibūna	يَجِبُونَ yajibūna
	f		تَجِبِينَ tajibīna	تَجِبُ tajibu			تَجِبَانِ tajibāni			تَجِبْنَ tajibna	يَجِبْنَ yajibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَجِبَ ʔajiba	تَجِبَ tajiba	يَجِبَ yajiba		تَجِبَا tajibā	يَجِبَا yajibā		نَجِبَ najiba	تَجِبُوا tajibū	يَجِبُوا yajibū
	f		تَجِبِي tajibī	تَجِبَ tajiba			تَجِبَا tajibā			تَجِبْنَ tajibna	يَجِبْنَ yajibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَجِبْ ʔajib	تَجِبْ tajib	يَجِبْ yajib		تَجِبَا tajibā	يَجِبَا yajibā		نَجِبْ najib	تَجِبُوا tajibū	يَجِبُوا yajibū
	f		تَجِبِي tajibī	تَجِبْ tajib			تَجِبَا tajibā			تَجِبْنَ tajibna	يَجِبْنَ yajibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جِبْ jib			جِبَا jibā				جِبُوا jibū
	f		جِبِي jibī							جِبْنَ jibna

Etymology 2

Causative Form II verb from the root و ج ب (w-j-b); compare وَجَبَ (wajaba, “to be necessary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.ba/

Verb

وَجَّبَ • (wajjaba) II, non-past يُوَجِّبُ‎ (yuwajjibu)

1. (transitive, construed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to impose (something) on

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَجَّبَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوْجِيب tawjīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُوَجِّب muwajjib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُوَجَّب muwajjab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَجَّبْتُ wajjabtu	وَجَّبْتَ wajjabta	وَجَّبَ wajjaba		وَجَّبْتُمَا wajjabtumā	وَجَّبَا wajjabā		وَجَّبْنَا wajjabnā	وَجَّبْتُمْ wajjabtum	وَجَّبُوا wajjabū
	f		وَجَّبْتِ wajjabti	وَجَّبَتْ wajjabat			وَجَّبَتَا wajjabatā			وَجَّبْتُنَّ wajjabtunna	وَجَّبْنَ wajjabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَجِّبُ ʔuwajjibu	تُوَجِّبُ tuwajjibu	يُوَجِّبُ yuwajjibu		تُوَجِّبَانِ tuwajjibāni	يُوَجِّبَانِ yuwajjibāni		نُوَجِّبُ nuwajjibu	تُوَجِّبُونَ tuwajjibūna	يُوَجِّبُونَ yuwajjibūna
	f		تُوَجِّبِينَ tuwajjibīna	تُوَجِّبُ tuwajjibu			تُوَجِّبَانِ tuwajjibāni			تُوَجِّبْنَ tuwajjibna	يُوَجِّبْنَ yuwajjibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَجِّبَ ʔuwajjiba	تُوَجِّبَ tuwajjiba	يُوَجِّبَ yuwajjiba		تُوَجِّبَا tuwajjibā	يُوَجِّبَا yuwajjibā		نُوَجِّبَ nuwajjiba	تُوَجِّبُوا tuwajjibū	يُوَجِّبُوا yuwajjibū
	f		تُوَجِّبِي tuwajjibī	تُوَجِّبَ tuwajjiba			تُوَجِّبَا tuwajjibā			تُوَجِّبْنَ tuwajjibna	يُوَجِّبْنَ yuwajjibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَجِّبْ ʔuwajjib	تُوَجِّبْ tuwajjib	يُوَجِّبْ yuwajjib		تُوَجِّبَا tuwajjibā	يُوَجِّبَا yuwajjibā		نُوَجِّبْ nuwajjib	تُوَجِّبُوا tuwajjibū	يُوَجِّبُوا yuwajjibū
	f		تُوَجِّبِي tuwajjibī	تُوَجِّبْ tuwajjib			تُوَجِّبَا tuwajjibā			تُوَجِّبْنَ tuwajjibna	يُوَجِّبْنَ yuwajjibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَجِّبْ wajjib			وَجِّبَا wajjibā				وَجِّبُوا wajjibū
	f		وَجِّبِي wajjibī							وَجِّبْنَ wajjibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُجِّبْتُ wujjibtu	وُجِّبْتَ wujjibta	وُجِّبَ wujjiba		وُجِّبْتُمَا wujjibtumā	وُجِّبَا wujjibā		وُجِّبْنَا wujjibnā	وُجِّبْتُمْ wujjibtum	وُجِّبُوا wujjibū
	f		وُجِّبْتِ wujjibti	وُجِّبَتْ wujjibat			وُجِّبَتَا wujjibatā			وُجِّبْتُنَّ wujjibtunna	وُجِّبْنَ wujjibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَجَّبُ ʔuwajjabu	تُوَجَّبُ tuwajjabu	يُوَجَّبُ yuwajjabu		تُوَجَّبَانِ tuwajjabāni	يُوَجَّبَانِ yuwajjabāni		نُوَجَّبُ nuwajjabu	تُوَجَّبُونَ tuwajjabūna	يُوَجَّبُونَ yuwajjabūna
	f		تُوَجَّبِينَ tuwajjabīna	تُوَجَّبُ tuwajjabu			تُوَجَّبَانِ tuwajjabāni			تُوَجَّبْنَ tuwajjabna	يُوَجَّبْنَ yuwajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَجَّبَ ʔuwajjaba	تُوَجَّبَ tuwajjaba	يُوَجَّبَ yuwajjaba		تُوَجَّبَا tuwajjabā	يُوَجَّبَا yuwajjabā		نُوَجَّبَ nuwajjaba	تُوَجَّبُوا tuwajjabū	يُوَجَّبُوا yuwajjabū
	f		تُوَجَّبِي tuwajjabī	تُوَجَّبَ tuwajjaba			تُوَجَّبَا tuwajjabā			تُوَجَّبْنَ tuwajjabna	يُوَجَّبْنَ yuwajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَجَّبْ ʔuwajjab	تُوَجَّبْ tuwajjab	يُوَجَّبْ yuwajjab		تُوَجَّبَا tuwajjabā	يُوَجَّبَا yuwajjabā		نُوَجَّبْ nuwajjab	تُوَجَّبُوا tuwajjabū	يُوَجَّبُوا yuwajjabū
	f		تُوَجَّبِي tuwajjabī	تُوَجَّبْ tuwajjab			تُوَجَّبَا tuwajjabā			تُوَجَّبْنَ tuwajjabna	يُوَجَّبْنَ yuwajjabna

References

• Mace, John (2007) “وجب”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

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Persian

Noun

وجب • (vajab)

1. span