How to say "homework" in Arabic
New wordMeaninghomework
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
وَاجِب
wājibואג'ב
واجب
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
שיעורי בית
shi'urei bayitشِيئُورِي بَايِت
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
و-ج-بNo Hebrew relative: root و-ج-ب means 'to be necessary, obligatory' — a wājib is literally 'a duty', extended in everyday speech to the schoolwork you're obligated to do. Hebrew's own 'obligation' word, חובה, comes from a different root, ח-ו-ב.
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In a phrase
عَمِلْتُ الْوَاجِب
ʿamiltu l-wājibעמלת אל-ואג'בI did the homework
Plural
وَاجِبَات
wājibātואג'באתsound feminine plural -āt.