واع

Arabic

Root
و ع ي (w ʕ y)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of وَعَى (waʕā, “to be aware”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waː.ʕin/

Adjective

وَاعٍ • (wāʕin) (informal وَاعِي (wāʕī), feminine وَاعِيَة (wāʕiya), masculine plural وَاعُونَ (wāʕūna), feminine plural وَاعِيَات (wāʕiyāt))

conscious, aware, mindful, attentive, heedful
sober

Declension

Declension of adjective **وَاعٍ** (wāʕin)
singular	masculine		feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَاعِي wāʕī	الْوَاعِي al-wāʕī	وَاعِيَة wāʕiya	الْوَاعِيَة al-wāʕiya
nominative	وَاعٍ wāʕin	الْوَاعِي al-wāʕī	وَاعِيَةٌ wāʕiyatun	الْوَاعِيَةُ al-wāʕiyatu
accusative	وَاعِيًا wāʕiyan	الْوَاعِيَ al-wāʕiya	وَاعِيَةً wāʕiyatan	الْوَاعِيَةَ al-wāʕiyata
genitive	وَاعٍ wāʕin	الْوَاعِي al-wāʕī	وَاعِيَةٍ wāʕiyatin	الْوَاعِيَةِ al-wāʕiyati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَاعِيَيْن wāʕiyayn	الْوَاعِيَيْن al-wāʕiyayn	وَاعِيَتَيْن wāʕiyatayn	الْوَاعِيَتَيْن al-wāʕiyatayn
nominative	وَاعِيَانِ wāʕiyāni	الْوَاعِيَانِ al-wāʕiyāni	وَاعِيَتَانِ wāʕiyatāni	الْوَاعِيَتَانِ al-wāʕiyatāni
accusative	وَاعِيَيْنِ wāʕiyayni	الْوَاعِيَيْنِ al-wāʕiyayni	وَاعِيَتَيْنِ wāʕiyatayni	الْوَاعِيَتَيْنِ al-wāʕiyatayni
genitive	وَاعِيَيْنِ wāʕiyayni	الْوَاعِيَيْنِ al-wāʕiyayni	وَاعِيَتَيْنِ wāʕiyatayni	الْوَاعِيَتَيْنِ al-wāʕiyatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَاعِين wāʕīn	الْوَاعِين al-wāʕīn	وَاعِيَات wāʕiyāt	الْوَاعِيَات al-wāʕiyāt
nominative	وَاعُونَ wāʕūna	الْوَاعُونَ al-wāʕūna	وَاعِيَاتٌ wāʕiyātun	الْوَاعِيَاتُ al-wāʕiyātu
accusative	وَاعِينَ wāʕīna	الْوَاعِينَ al-wāʕīna	وَاعِيَاتٍ wāʕiyātin	الْوَاعِيَاتِ al-wāʕiyāti
genitive	وَاعِينَ wāʕīna	الْوَاعِينَ al-wāʕīna	وَاعِيَاتٍ wāʕiyātin	الْوَاعِيَاتِ al-wāʕiyāti

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: واعی (vâ'î)

References

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