wajib

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

• fard

Related terms

• wajib saum

 

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• wadjib (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwad͡ʒib/ [ˈwa.d͡ʒɪp̚]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒib
• Syllabification: wa‧jib

Adjective

wajib

1. obligatory; mandatory

Verb

wajib

1. to oblige.

   Synonym: harus

2. (law) shall

Affixed terms

• berkewajiban
• berwajib
• diwajibkan
• kewajiban
• mewajibkan
• sewajibnya

 

• wajib belajar
• wajib kerja
• wajib lapor
• wajib latihan kerja
• wajib militer
• wajib pajak
• wajib pajak takbayar
• wajib sekolah
• wajib serah

 

• adegan wajib
• asosiasi wajib
• asuransi tanggung wajib
• asuransi wajib
• cadangan wajib
• deposito wajib
• diet wajib
• instrumen kebijakan wajib
• jaminan wajib
• kebenaran wajib
• luput wajib
• nisbah cadangan wajib
• pendidikan wajib
• penyuluhan wajib
• perubahan wajib
• sistem berdasar unsur wajib
• sistem berdasar wajib

 

Further reading

• “wajib” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wa.d͡ʒep]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒep, -ep
• Hyphenation: wa‧jib

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

• berkewajipan / berkewajiban
• berwajib
• kewajipan / kewajiban (“obligation”)
• sewajibnya
• wajibkan (“to make obligatory”)

 

Compounds

• wajib belajar

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: wajib
• → Tausug: wajib

Further reading

• “wajib” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tausug

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

wajib (Sulat Sūg spelling وَجِبْ)

1. obligatory, compulsory

Yakan

Adjective

wajib

1. good, right
2. obligatory