وعى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ع ي (w-ʕ-y).

Verb

1. to be aware; to be ware
2. to become aware, to become cognizant, to apprehend
3. to keep in memory, to retain in memory
4. to memorize

Verb

1. to make aware, to make conscious, to enlighten
   1. to alarm, to warn

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North Levantine Arabic

Verb

وعى • (waʕa) (imperfect يوعى (yūʕa))

1. to awake, wake up
2. to beware
3. (imperative form + verb) don't you (emphatic negated imperative)

   اوعى تحكي هيك قدامي!

   ūʕa tiḥki hayk ʔiddāmi!

   Don't you talk like that in front of me!

Verb

وعى • (waʕʕa) (imperfect يوعي (ywaʕʕi))

1. to wake up, make awake

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ع ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَعَّى (waʕʕā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʕ.ʕa/, [ˈwaʕ.ʕa]

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Verb

وعّى • (waʕʕa) II (present بوعّي (biwaʕʕi))

1. to make aware, to warn

   Synonyms: نبّه (nabbah), حذّر (ḥaḏḏar)

2. (transitive) to wake up

   Synonyms: صحّى (ṣaḥḥa), نبّه (nabbah)

Conjugation

Conjugation of وعّى (waʕʕa)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	وعّيت (waʕʕēt)	وعّيت (waʕʕēt)	وعّى (waʕʕa)		وعّينا (waʕʕēna)	وعّيتو (waʕʕētu)	وعّو (waʕʕu)
	f		وعّيتي (waʕʕēti)	وعّت (waʕʕat)
present	m	بوعّي (bawaʕʕi)	بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi)	بوعّي (biwaʕʕi)		منوعّي (minwaʕʕi)	بتوعّو (bitwaʕʕu)	بوعّو (biwaʕʕu)
	f		بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi)	بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi)
subjunctive	m	اوعّي (awaʕʕi)	توعّي (twaʕʕi)	يوعّي (ywaʕʕi)		نوعّي (nwaʕʕi)	توعّو (twaʕʕu)	يوعّو (ywaʕʕu)
	f		توعّي (twaʕʕi)	توعّي (twaʕʕi)
imperative	m		وعّي (waʕʕi)				وعّو (waʕʕu)
	f		وعّي (waʕʕi)