وعى

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Arabic

Root
و ع ي (w ʕ y)
5 terms

Verb

وَعَى (waʕā) I (non-past يَعِي (yaʕī), verbal noun وَعْي (waʕy))

  1. to be aware; to be ware
  2. to become aware, to become cognizant, to apprehend
  3. to keep in memory, to retain in memory
  4. to memorize

Conjugation

Verb

وَعَّى (waʕʕā) II (non-past يُوَعِّي (yuwaʕʕī), verbal noun تَوْعِيَة (tawʕiya))

  1. to make aware, to make conscious, to enlighten
    1. to alarm, to warn

Conjugation

North Levantine Arabic

Verb

وعى (waʕa) (imperfect يوعى (yūʕa))

  1. to awake, wake up
  2. to beware
  3. (imperative form + verb) don't you (emphatic negated imperative)
    اوعى تحكي هيك قدامي!
    ūʕa tiḥki hayk ʔiddāmi!
    Don't you talk like that in front of me!

Verb

وعى (waʕʕa) (imperfect يوعي (ywaʕʕi))

  1. to wake up, make awake

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ع ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَعَّى (waʕʕā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waʕ.ʕa/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

وعّى (waʕʕa) II (present بوعّي (biwaʕʕi))

  1. to make aware, to warn
    Synonyms: نبّه (nabbah), حذّر (ḥaḏḏar)
  2. (transitive) to wake up
    Synonyms: صحّى (ṣaḥḥa), نبّه (nabbah)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وعّى (waʕʕa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وعّيت (waʕʕēt) وعّيت (waʕʕēt) وعّى (waʕʕa) وعّينا (waʕʕēna) وعّيتو (waʕʕētu) وعّو (waʕʕu)
f وعّيتي (waʕʕēti) وعّت (waʕʕat)
present m بوعّي (bawaʕʕi) بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi) بوعّي (biwaʕʕi) منوعّي (minwaʕʕi) بتوعّو (bitwaʕʕu) بوعّو (biwaʕʕu)
f بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi) بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi)
subjunctive m اوعّي (awaʕʕi) توعّي (twaʕʕi) يوعّي (ywaʕʕi) نوعّي (nwaʕʕi) توعّو (twaʕʕu) يوعّو (ywaʕʕu)
f توعّي (twaʕʕi) توعّي (twaʕʕi)
imperative m وعّي (waʕʕi) وعّو (waʕʕu)
f وعّي (waʕʕi)