واق

Arabic

Root
و ق ي (w q y)
11 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of وَقَى (waqā, “to preserve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waː.qin/

Adjective

وَاقٍ • (wāqin) (informal وَاقِي (wāqī), feminine وَاقِيَة (wāqiya), masculine plural وَاقُونَ (wāqūna), feminine plural وَاقِيَات (wāqiyāt))

preserving, preventative, protective, defensive, preservative

Declension

Declension of adjective **وَاقٍ** (wāqin)
singular	masculine		feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَاقِي wāqī	الْوَاقِي al-wāqī	وَاقِيَة wāqiya	الْوَاقِيَة al-wāqiya
nominative	وَاقٍ wāqin	الْوَاقِي al-wāqī	وَاقِيَةٌ wāqiyatun	الْوَاقِيَةُ al-wāqiyatu
accusative	وَاقِيًا wāqiyan	الْوَاقِيَ al-wāqiya	وَاقِيَةً wāqiyatan	الْوَاقِيَةَ al-wāqiyata
genitive	وَاقٍ wāqin	الْوَاقِي al-wāqī	وَاقِيَةٍ wāqiyatin	الْوَاقِيَةِ al-wāqiyati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَاقِيَيْن wāqiyayn	الْوَاقِيَيْن al-wāqiyayn	وَاقِيَتَيْن wāqiyatayn	الْوَاقِيَتَيْن al-wāqiyatayn
nominative	وَاقِيَانِ wāqiyāni	الْوَاقِيَانِ al-wāqiyāni	وَاقِيَتَانِ wāqiyatāni	الْوَاقِيَتَانِ al-wāqiyatāni
accusative	وَاقِيَيْنِ wāqiyayni	الْوَاقِيَيْنِ al-wāqiyayni	وَاقِيَتَيْنِ wāqiyatayni	الْوَاقِيَتَيْنِ al-wāqiyatayni
genitive	وَاقِيَيْنِ wāqiyayni	الْوَاقِيَيْنِ al-wāqiyayni	وَاقِيَتَيْنِ wāqiyatayni	الْوَاقِيَتَيْنِ al-wāqiyatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَاقِين wāqīn	الْوَاقِين al-wāqīn	وَاقِيَات wāqiyāt	الْوَاقِيَات al-wāqiyāt
nominative	وَاقُونَ wāqūna	الْوَاقُونَ al-wāqūna	وَاقِيَاتٌ wāqiyātun	الْوَاقِيَاتُ al-wāqiyātu
accusative	وَاقِينَ wāqīna	الْوَاقِينَ al-wāqīna	وَاقِيَاتٍ wāqiyātin	الْوَاقِيَاتِ al-wāqiyāti
genitive	وَاقِينَ wāqīna	الْوَاقِينَ al-wāqīna	وَاقِيَاتٍ wāqiyātin	الْوَاقِيَاتِ al-wāqiyāti

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: واقی (vaki)

References

“واق” in Almaany
Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “واق”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN