واقعا

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “reality”), from the root و ق ع (w-q-ʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waː.qi.ʕan/

Adverb

وَاقِعًا • (wāqiʕan)

1. really

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: vaqiən
• → Persian: واقِعاً (vâqe'an)
• → Uzbek: voqean

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic واقِعاً (wāqiʕan), adverbial accusative of واقِع (wāqiʕ, “reality”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qi.ʔan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qe̞.ʔän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qe̞.ʔän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qi.jän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.qi.jän]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒː.ʁe.ʔæn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒː.ʁe.ʔæn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [vɒː.ʁæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔ.qi.ʔän]

Readings
Classical reading?	wāqi'an
Dari reading?	wāqe'an
Iranian reading?	vâğe'an
Tajik reading?	voqeʾan

Adverb

Dari	واقِعاً
Iranian Persian
Tajik	воқеъан

واقِعاً • (vâqe'an)

1. really; actually

   Synonym: از راستی (az râsti)