Arabic edit

Root
و ض ع (w-ḍ-ʕ)

Etymology edit

Relative noun (nisba) composed of وَضْع (waḍʕ) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /wadˤ.ʕij.ja/
  • (file)

Noun edit

وَضْعِيَّة (waḍʕiyyaf

  1. situation, status
    نَحْنُ الآن فِي وَضْعِيَّةٍ صَعْبَةٍnaḥnu l-ʔān fī waḍʕiyyatin ṣaʕbatinwe are now in a difficult position
  2. position
    وَضْعِيَّة النَوْمwaḍʕiyya(t) an-nawmsleeping position

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: vəziyyət
  • Ottoman Turkish: وضعیت (vaz'iyet)
  • Persian: وضعیت (vaz'iyyat)
  • Uzbek: vaziyat

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