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Arabic word

واجب

duty, obligation

Type
Noun
Root
وجب
Plural
واجبات
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الدراسة واجب على كل طالب.

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لما التزم كثير من الناس بما عليهم من واجبات When many people fulfilled their obligations.
لأن كل شخص حصل على حق اللجوء في .ألمانيا له الحق وعليه الواجب بتعلم اللغة الألمانية Because every person who has been granted asylum in Germany has the right and the duty to learn the German language.
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Words from the same root

و ج ب

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