wajib

/ˈwɑːd͡ʒɪb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"Further, that bounties are wajib, so revealed obligations are wajib. These cannot be known except through a prophet. So the existence of prophets is wajib, for that without which a binding duty (wajib) cannot be completed is itself wajib."

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

wajibs (plural)

wajib saum

wajib saum

fard

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How do you pronounce wajib?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑːd͡ʒɪb/.

What does wajib mean?

A religious duty; something that Muslims are obliged to do.

Where does wajib come from?

It is traced to Arabic.

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