وجبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ج ب (w-j-b), indicating necessity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wad͡ʒ.ba/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

وَجْبَة • (wajba) f (plural وَجَبات (wajabāt))

1. meal, repast
2. (Syria) menu

Declension

Declension of noun وَجْبَة (wajba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْبَة wajba	الْوَجْبَة al-wajba	وَجْبَة wajbat
Nominative	وَجْبَةٌ wajbatun	الْوَجْبَةُ al-wajbatu	وَجْبَةُ wajbatu
Accusative	وَجْبَةً wajbatan	الْوَجْبَةَ al-wajbata	وَجْبَةَ wajbata
Genitive	وَجْبَةٍ wajbatin	الْوَجْبَةِ al-wajbati	وَجْبَةِ wajbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْبَتَيْن wajbatayn	الْوَجْبَتَيْن al-wajbatayn	وَجْبَتَيْ wajbatay
Nominative	وَجْبَتَانِ wajbatāni	الْوَجْبَتَانِ al-wajbatāni	وَجْبَتَا wajbatā
Accusative	وَجْبَتَيْنِ wajbatayni	الْوَجْبَتَيْنِ al-wajbatayni	وَجْبَتَيْ wajbatay
Genitive	وَجْبَتَيْنِ wajbatayni	الْوَجْبَتَيْنِ al-wajbatayni	وَجْبَتَيْ wajbatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجَبات wajabāt	الْوَجَبات al-wajabāt	وَجَبات wajabāt
Nominative	وَجَباتٌ wajabātun	الْوَجَباتُ al-wajabātu	وَجَباتُ wajabātu
Accusative	وَجَباتٍ wajabātin	الْوَجَباتِ al-wajabāti	وَجَباتِ wajabāti
Genitive	وَجَباتٍ wajabātin	الْوَجَباتِ al-wajabāti	وَجَباتِ wajabāti

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْبَة (wajba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʒ.be/, [ˈwaʒ.be]
• IPA^(key): /waʒ.ba/, [ˈwaʒ.ba]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Noun

وجبة • (wajbe) f

1. meal
2. course (of a meal)
3. dose, hit (of a drug)

Derived terms

• وجبة خفيفة (wajbe ḵafīfe, “snack”)