Arabic edit

Root
و ض ع (w-ḍ-ʕ)

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb وَضُعَ (waḍuʕa).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

وَضِيع (waḍīʕ) (feminine وَضِيعَة (waḍīʕa), masculine plural وُضَعَاء (wuḍaʕāʔ), elative أَوْضَع (ʔawḍaʕ))

  1. low, vile, contemptible
    Synonyms: حَقِير (ḥaqīr), خَسِيس (ḵasīs), نَذْل (naḏl), لَئِيم (laʔīm), دَنِيء (danīʔ)
  2. unrespected
    Antonym: شَرِيف (šarīf)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: vəzi
  • Ottoman Turkish: وضیع (vazî')
  • Persian: وضیع
  • Urdu: وضیع (oze')