وضع

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و ض ع (w-ḍ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈwadˁaʕa/

Verb

وَضَعَ • (waḍaʿa) I, non-past يَضَعُ‎ (yaḍaʿu)

1. to put, to place, to set

   • ضَع (ḍaʿ, “put!, set!”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَضَعَ

(form-I assimilated, verbal nouns وَضْع or مَوْضَع or مَوْضِع)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						وَضْع or مَوْضَع or مَوْضِع waḍʿ or mawḍaʿ or mawḍiʿ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَاضِع wāḍiʿ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَوْضُوع mawḍūʿ
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	وَضَعْتُ waḍaʿtu	وَضَعْتَ waḍaʿta	وَضَعَ waḍaʿa		وَضَعْتُمَا waḍaʿtumā	وَضَعَا waḍaʿā		وَضَعْنَا waḍaʿnā	وَضَعْتُمْ waḍaʿtum	وَضَعُوا waḍaʿū
	f		وَضَعْتِ waḍaʿti	وَضَعَتْ waḍaʿat			وَضَعَتَا waḍaʿatā			وَضَعْتُنَّ waḍaʿtunna	وَضَعْنَ waḍaʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَضَعُ ʾaḍaʿu	تَضَعُ taḍaʿu	يَضَعُ yaḍaʿu		تَضَعَانِ taḍaʿāni	يَضَعَانِ yaḍaʿāni		نَضَعُ naḍaʿu	تَضَعُونَ taḍaʿūna	يَضَعُونَ yaḍaʿūna
	f		تَضَعِينَ taḍaʿīna	تَضَعُ taḍaʿu			تَضَعَانِ taḍaʿāni			تَضَعْنَ taḍaʿna	يَضَعْنَ yaḍaʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضَعَ ʾaḍaʿa	تَضَعَ taḍaʿa	يَضَعَ yaḍaʿa		تَضَعَا taḍaʿā	يَضَعَا yaḍaʿā		نَضَعَ naḍaʿa	تَضَعُوا taḍaʿū	يَضَعُوا yaḍaʿū
	f		تَضَعِي taḍaʿī	تَضَعَ taḍaʿa			تَضَعَا taḍaʿā			تَضَعْنَ taḍaʿna	يَضَعْنَ yaḍaʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضَعْ ʾaḍaʿ	تَضَعْ taḍaʿ	يَضَعْ yaḍaʿ		تَضَعَا taḍaʿā	يَضَعَا yaḍaʿā		نَضَعْ naḍaʿ	تَضَعُوا taḍaʿū	يَضَعُوا yaḍaʿū
	f		تَضَعِي taḍaʿī	تَضَعْ taḍaʿ			تَضَعَا taḍaʿā			تَضَعْنَ taḍaʿna	يَضَعْنَ yaḍaʿna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضَعْ ḍaʿ			ضَعَا ḍaʿā				ضَعُوا ḍaʿū
	f		ضَعِي ḍaʿī							ضَعْنَ ḍaʿna
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	وُضِعْتُ wuḍiʿtu	وُضِعْتَ wuḍiʿta	وُضِعَ wuḍiʿa		وُضِعْتُمَا wuḍiʿtumā	وُضِعَا wuḍiʿā		وُضِعْنَا wuḍiʿnā	وُضِعْتُمْ wuḍiʿtum	وُضِعُوا wuḍiʿū
	f		وُضِعْتِ wuḍiʿti	وُضِعَتْ wuḍiʿat			وُضِعَتَا wuḍiʿatā			وُضِعْتُنَّ wuḍiʿtunna	وُضِعْنَ wuḍiʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُوضَعُ ʾūḍaʿu	تُوضَعُ tūḍaʿu	يُوضَعُ yūḍaʿu		تُوضَعَانِ tūḍaʿāni	يُوضَعَانِ yūḍaʿāni		نُوضَعُ nūḍaʿu	تُوضَعُونَ tūḍaʿūna	يُوضَعُونَ yūḍaʿūna
	f		تُوضَعِينَ tūḍaʿīna	تُوضَعُ tūḍaʿu			تُوضَعَانِ tūḍaʿāni			تُوضَعْنَ tūḍaʿna	يُوضَعْنَ yūḍaʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوضَعَ ʾūḍaʿa	تُوضَعَ tūḍaʿa	يُوضَعَ yūḍaʿa		تُوضَعَا tūḍaʿā	يُوضَعَا yūḍaʿā		نُوضَعَ nūḍaʿa	تُوضَعُوا tūḍaʿū	يُوضَعُوا yūḍaʿū
	f		تُوضَعِي tūḍaʿī	تُوضَعَ tūḍaʿa			تُوضَعَا tūḍaʿā			تُوضَعْنَ tūḍaʿna	يُوضَعْنَ yūḍaʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوضَعْ ʾūḍaʿ	تُوضَعْ tūḍaʿ	يُوضَعْ yūḍaʿ		تُوضَعَا tūḍaʿā	يُوضَعَا yūḍaʿā		نُوضَعْ nūḍaʿ	تُوضَعُوا tūḍaʿū	يُوضَعُوا yūḍaʿū
	f		تُوضَعِي tūḍaʿī	تُوضَعْ tūḍaʿ			تُوضَعَا tūḍaʿā			تُوضَعْنَ tūḍaʿna	يُوضَعْنَ yūḍaʿna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وضع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

وَضْع • (waḍʿ) m (plural أَوْضَاع (ʾawḍāʿ))

1. verbal noun of وَضَعَ (waḍaʿa) (form I)
2. putting down, putting, setting
3. humiliation, deposition
4. parturition
5. miscarriage
6. creating, inventing, composing
7. position, site
8. situation
9. attitude, behavior, manners
10. proceeding, way of acting
11. case
12. plan, intention
13. external form, figure, shape
14. institute, establishment
15. literary composition, work
16. subtraction, abatement

    ‏وَضْعًا وَقَوْلًا‎

    waḍʿan wa-qawlan

    in deeds and words

Declension

Declension of noun وَضْع (waḍʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَضْع waḍʿ	الْوَضْع al-waḍʿ	وَضْع waḍʿ
Nominative	وَضْعٌ waḍʿun	الْوَضْعُ al-waḍʿu	وَضْعُ waḍʿu
Accusative	وَضْعًا waḍʿan	الْوَضْعَ al-waḍʿa	وَضْعَ waḍʿa
Genitive	وَضْعٍ waḍʿin	الْوَضْعِ al-waḍʿi	وَضْعِ waḍʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَضْعَيْن waḍʿayn	الْوَضْعَيْن al-waḍʿayn	وَضْعَيْ waḍʿay
Nominative	وَضْعَانِ waḍʿāni	الْوَضْعَانِ al-waḍʿāni	وَضْعَا waḍʿā
Accusative	وَضْعَيْنِ waḍʿayni	الْوَضْعَيْنِ al-waḍʿayni	وَضْعَيْ waḍʿay
Genitive	وَضْعَيْنِ waḍʿayni	الْوَضْعَيْنِ al-waḍʿayni	وَضْعَيْ waḍʿay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْضَاع ʾawḍāʿ	الْأَوْضَاع al-ʾawḍāʿ	أَوْضَاع ʾawḍāʿ
Nominative	أَوْضَاعٌ ʾawḍāʿun	الْأَوْضَاعُ al-ʾawḍāʿu	أَوْضَاعُ ʾawḍāʿu
Accusative	أَوْضَاعًا ʾawḍāʿan	الْأَوْضَاعَ al-ʾawḍāʿa	أَوْضَاعَ ʾawḍāʿa
Genitive	أَوْضَاعٍ ʾawḍāʿin	الْأَوْضَاعِ al-ʾawḍāʿi	أَوْضَاعِ ʾawḍāʿi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وضع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic وَضْع (waḍʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [væzʔ]
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): [væːz]

Noun

وضع • (vaz') (plural اوضاع (owzâ') or وضع‌ها (vaz'-hâ))

1. condition
2. situation