wajib

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Noun

wajib (countable and uncountable, plural wajibs)

  1. (Islam) A religious duty; something that Muslims are obliged to do.
    • 2004, Norman Calder, Jawid Mojaddedi, Andrew Rippin, Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature, Routledge, →ISBN, page 169:
      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.

Synonyms

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

wajib

  1. obligatory; mandatory

Verb

wajib

  1. to oblige.
    Synonym: harus
  2. (law) shall

Affixed terms

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

Adjective

wajib (Jawi spelling واجب)

  1. Obligatory:
    1. Compulsory or must be fulfilled.
    2. (Islam) Of a duty that a Muslim must fulfil for which he will acquire hasanat if he does so, or sins if he does not; wajib.

Verb

wajib (Jawi spelling واجب)

  1. (auxiliary) Have to.
    1. Must, need to.
      Synonyms: perlu, harus, patut
      Kerja ini wajib disiapkan hari ini!
      This task must be completed today!
    2. (Islam) Must in a way where a Muslim will acquire hasanat if he does or sins if he does not.
      Orang Islam wajib menunaikan haji jika mampu.
      Muslims must perform hajj if they could afford it.

Affixations

Compounds

Descendants

  • Indonesian: wajib
  • → Tausug: wajib

Further reading

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /wad͡ʒib/
  • Rhymes: -ib
  • Syllabification: wa‧jib

Adjective

wajib (Sulat Sūg spelling وَجِبْ)

  1. obligatory, compulsory

Yakan

Adjective

wajib

  1. good, right
  2. obligatory
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