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Arabic root

و-ض-ع

3 words from this root family

A1verb
وَضَعَ
waḍaʿa

to put / to place

Example
وضعتُ الكتابَ على الرفِّ
waḍaʿtu al-kitāba ʿalā ar-raffi
I put the book on the shelf
Grammar

Form I verb. Past: waḍa'a, Present: yaḍa'u.

B2noun
مَوْضُوعِيَّة
mawḍūʿiyya

objectivity

Example
يَجِبُ التَّحَلّي بِالمَوضوعِيَّةِ في البَحثِ العِلمِيّ.
yajibu t-taḥallī bi-l-mawḍūʿiyyati fī l-baḥthi l-ʿilmiyy.
Objectivity is required in scientific research.
B1noun
تَوَاضُعٌ
tawāḍuʿ

humility / modesty

Example
وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا
wa-ʿibādu ar-Raḥmāni alladhīna yamshūna ʿalā al-arḍi hawnā
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth in humility (25:63)
Grammar

Form VI maṣdar (تَفَاعُل). Verb: تَوَاضَعَ (to humble oneself). هَوْنًا in the verse means gently/humbly. Opposite of كِبْر (arrogance).

Culture

The 'servants of ar-Raḥmān' passage (25:63-77) describes the ideal Muslim character — beginning with humility in daily conduct.