و
العربية
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و¹
- /waːw/ letter, name
- /w/ phoneme
- /uː/ phoneme
- /u(ː)/ phoneme
- /oː/ phoneme
Where it comes from
From the Nabataean letter 𐢈 (l, “waw”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (l, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌉. See also Classical Syriac ܘ (l, “waw”), Hebrew ו (l, “vav”), Ancient Greek Υ (U), Latin F, Latin U, Latin V, Latin W and Latin Y.
letter و / و · wāw
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ه (h) and followed by ي (y).
symbol و / و · wāw
- The sixth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ه (h) and followed by ز (z).
و²
- /wa/
- /wɪ/
- /w/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *wa. Cognate with Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).
conjunction وَ · wa
- and, a divider of words or clauses, particle of connection or continuation often unnecessary to render in translation, or able to be rendered as a comma or semi-colon
- yet, but; a versatile conjunction determined by context
- while, at the same time, and also do, simultaneously, to do this and to do that concurrently لَا تَأْكُلِ السَّمَكَ وَتَشْرَبَ اللَّبَنَ.
- particle of rephrasing or marking a clause of adposition; and in other words, that is to say, additionally called, i.e.
- Introduces a clause describing the state or circumstance of the main action, often rendered as “while” or “when.” It requires a preceding noun or pronoun and often introduces nominal clauses. لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْتُمْ سُكَارَى
- with, and also, additionally (with following accusative)
- +, added to
- particle denoting an oath (with following genitive) وَٱللّٰهِ
و³
- /wa/
preposition وَ · wa
- with سِرْتُ وَطُلُوعَ الْفَجْرِ
و⁴
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”).
In English
- and used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera
Talk about this word "و." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. و. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88 "و." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {و},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
