وجب
العربية
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وجب¹
- /wa.d͡ʒa.ba/
Where it comes from
Form I verb from the root و ج ب (w j b).
verb وَجَبَ · wajaba · يَجِبُ · وُجُوب · وَاجِب
- to be necessary, have to be; must: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) or by أَنْ (ʔan) and the subjunctive with a personal subject كَمَا يَجِبُ
- to be one's duty; to be incumbent, imposed, enjoined: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) يَجِب عَلَيْهِ أَنْ ...
وجب²
- /wad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.ba/
Where it comes from
Causative Form II verb from the root و ج ب (w j b); compare وَجَبَ (wajaba, “to be necessary”).
verb وَجَّبَ · wajjaba · يُوَجِّبُ · تَوْجِيب · مُوَجِّب
- to impose (something) on
In English
- must be required to
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