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Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /waːw/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /w/, /uː/, silent (in Classical Arabic)
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /w/, /u(ː)/, /oː/ (in Arabic dialects and loanwords)
Letter
و / و • (wāw)
Symbol
و / و • (wāw)
- The sixth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ه (h) and followed by ز (z).
See also
- (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
- ؤ (ʔ)
- Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
- Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: و
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *wa. Cognate with Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
وَ • (wa)
- and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or clauses, particle of connection or continuation often unnecessary to render in translation
- while, at the same time, and also do, simultaneously, to do this and to do that concurrently
- لَا تَأْكُلِ السَّمَكَ وَتَشْرَبَ اللَّبَنَ ― lā taʔkuli s-samaka wa-tašraba l-labana ― Do not eat fish and drink dairy; (Proverb about illnesses coming from bad combinations; originally the supposed increased risk of contracting leprosy, a myth stemming from fish scales and the white color of milk.)
- لَا تَنْهَ عَنْ خُلُقٍ وَتَأْتِيَ مِثْلَهُ ― lā tanha ʕan ḵuluqin wa-taʔtiya miṯlahu ― Do not say to stay away from a behavior, while you come with the likes of it; (Practice what you preach.)
- particle of rephrasing or marking a clause of adposition; and in other words, that is to say, additionally called, i.e.
- with, and also, additionally (with following accusative)
- (mathematics) +, added to
- particle denoting an oath (with following genitive)
- وَٱللّٰهِ ― wa-llāhi ― By God; And I swear by God
Usage notes
- Arabic conjunctions and prepositions that have only one letter, such as وَ (wa), are written as a prefix.
- The connection to the following word may however exceptionally be cut off by quotation marks enclosing foreign terms, emoji and similar intrusions of meta elements in the language of the internet.
- Sometimes editions of Arabic texts procured in Iran do not adhere to the rules, instead following the non-joining practice of Persian و (va, o, “and”).
- Arabic tends to use the conjunctions وَ (wa) and أَو (ʔaw, “or”) between every conjunct in a list, contrasting with the English tendency to only use and and or between the final two.
- كُتُب وَطُرُود وَأَوْرَاق
- kutub wa-ṭurūd wa-ʔawrāq
- books, parcels, and papers
- (literally, “books and parcels and papers”)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Preposition
وَ • (wa) (with a following accusative)
- with
- سِرْتُ وَطُلُوعَ الْفَجْرِ ― sirtu wa-ṭulūʕa l-fajri ― I got out with sunrise.
- أَنَا وَإيّاكُم ― ʔanā wa-ʔiyyākum ― I with you
Etymology 4
Interfix
ـَوـ • (-aw-)
- interfix used in forming nisba (relative) adjectives, particularly with short bases, inserted between the base noun and the ending ِـيّ (-iyy), e.g. لُغَوِيّ (luḡawiyy, “linguistic”), based on لُغَة (luḡa, “language”), or ثَانَوِيّ (ṯānawiyy, “secondary”), based on ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).
Central Kurdish
Alternative forms
- وە (we)
Conjunction
و (û)
Chagatai
Conjunction
و (vä)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
و / و • (wāw)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Conjunction
و • (u-)
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
و • (v)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
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و | ـو |
See also
Kazakh
Alternative scripts | |
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Arabic | و |
Cyrillic | О, о/Ө, ө |
Latin | O, o/Ö, ö |
Yañalif | O, o/Ɵ, ɵ |
Pronunciation
Letter
و • (o, ö)
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
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و | ـو |
See also
Malay
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Name of letter" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [wau̯]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Phoneme, Consonant" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [w]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Phoneme, Consonant, Syllable initial, obsolete" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [w], [v]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Phoneme, Consonant, Syllable final, obsolete" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [w], [f]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Phoneme, Vowel" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [u], [o], [ɔ]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Phoneme, Vowel, Closed ultima" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [o], [ɔ]
Letter
و / و
- The thirtieth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
See also
- (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, ت, ة, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ڠ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, ݢ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ [edit]
North Levantine Arabic
Suffix
ـو • (-o/-u) m
- Alternative spelling of ـه after a consonant
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Letter
و • (vav)
- A letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet.
Etymology 2
Conjunction
و • (ve)
Descendants
- Turkish: ve
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ve”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “و”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2119
Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
و • (wâw)
- The thirty-eighth letter of the Pashto alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
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و | ـو |
See also
Persian
Letter
و / وـ / ـوـ / ـو • (vâv)
- The thirtieth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ن and followed by ه. Its name is واو.
See also
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣 (ʾʿd /ud/), 𐭠𐭥 (ʾʿ /u/); from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠 (u-t-a /utā/, “and”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)utá, from *(H)u, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u. Presumed to be influenced by and to some degree conflated with Arabic وَ (wa).
Pronunciation
(predominant in context)
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔu]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔo]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | u |
Dari reading? | u |
Iranian reading? | o |
Tajik reading? | u |
audio: (file)
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Readings | |
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Classical reading? | w |
Dari reading? | w |
Iranian reading? | v |
Tajik reading? | v |
Conjunction
Dari | و |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | у, ва |
- and
- 21st century, Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi
- گر چه جیب و جام من از مال و مِی تُهیست.
- Gar če jib o jām-e man az māl o mey tohist.
- Although my pocket and my cup are empty of money and wine.
- Gar če jib o jām-e man az māl o mey tohist.
- گر چه جیب و جام من از مال و مِی تُهیست.
- 21st century, Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi
Usage notes
- The Persian و (va) conjunction is not commonly joined to the following word in (contemporary) spelling.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Particle
و • (-o)
- (colloquial, Iran) Shortened form of رو (ro); both are spoken forms of را (râ).
- دستتو بلند کن.
- Dasteto boland kon.
- Raise your hand.
- دستتو بلند کن.
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Conjunction
و • (w-)
Usage notes
- The pronunciation varies by phonological context. It becomes u- before a single consonant (optional if the preceding word ends in a vowel) and we- before a consonant cluster.
Etymology 2
Suffix
ـو • (-o) m
- Alternative spelling of ـه (“he, him, his”) after a consonant
Etymology 3
Suffix
ـو • (-o)
- attached to kinship terms in order to form terms of endearment
Tunisian Arabic
Conjunction
و (u)
- and
- حَاجْتِي بْقْلَمْ وكَرّاسَة ― ḥājtī b-qlam u karrāsa ― I need a pencil and a copy-book.
Urdu
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑːʋ/
- (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋ/, /uː/, /oː/, /ɔː/
Letter
و • (vāv)
- The thirty-third letter of the Urdu abjad.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
---|---|
و | ـو |
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋə/, /oː/
Conjunction
و • (va, o) (Hindi spelling व)
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
و (w)
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
---|---|
و | ـو |
See also
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