Arabic edit

Root
و ع ي (w-ʕ-y)

Verb edit

وَعَى (waʕā) I, non-past يَعِي‎ (yaʕī)

  1. to be aware; to be ware
  2. to become aware, to become cognizant, to apprehend
  3. to keep in memory, to retain in memory
  4. to memorize

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وَعَّى (waʕʕā) II, non-past يُوَعِّي‎ (yuwaʕʕī)

  1. to make aware, to make conscious, to enlighten
    1. to alarm, to warn

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North Levantine Arabic edit

Verb edit

وعى (waʕa) (imperfect يوعى (yūʕa))

  1. to awake, wake up
  2. to beware
  3. (imperative form + verb) don't you (emphatic negated imperative)
    اوعى تحكي هيك قدامي!
    ūʕa tiḥki hayk ʔiddāmi!
    Don't you talk like that in front of me!

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وعى (waʕʕa) (imperfect يوعي (ywaʕʕi))

  1. to wake up, make awake

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
و ع ي
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic وَعَّى (waʕʕā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /waʕ.ʕa/, [ˈwaʕ.ʕa]
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Verb edit

وعّى (waʕʕa) II (present بوعّي (biwaʕʕi))

  1. to make aware, to warn
    Synonyms: نبّه (nabbah), حذّر (ḥaḏḏar)
  2. (transitive) to wake up
    Synonyms: صحّى (ṣaḥḥa), نبّه (nabbah)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of وعّى (waʕʕa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وعّيت (waʕʕēt) وعّيت (waʕʕēt) وعّى (waʕʕa) وعّينا (waʕʕēna) وعّيتو (waʕʕētu) وعّو (waʕʕu)
f وعّيتي (waʕʕēti) وعّت (waʕʕat)
present m بوعّي (bawaʕʕi) بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi) بوعّي (biwaʕʕi) منوعّي (minwaʕʕi) بتوعّو (bitwaʕʕu) بوعّو (biwaʕʕu)
f بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi) بتوعّي (bitwaʕʕi)
subjunctive m اوعّي (awaʕʕi) توعّي (twaʕʕi) يوعّي (ywaʕʕi) نوعّي (nwaʕʕi) توعّو (twaʕʕu) يوعّو (ywaʕʕu)
f توعّي (twaʕʕi) توعّي (twaʕʕi)
imperative m وعّي (waʕʕi) وعّو (waʕʕu)
f وعّي (waʕʕi)