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must in Arabic

وَجَبَ wajaba

/məst/

must in Arabic: وَجَبَ (wajaba), يَتَحَتَّم (yataḥattam), يَلْزَم (yalzam), لَا بُدَّ (lā budda). In English, must means to do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.

Arabic words for must

be required to
وَجَبَ wajaba, يَتَحَتَّم yataḥattam, يَلْزَم yalzam, لَا بُدَّ lā budda
said about something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true
لَابُدَّ lābudda
fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes
عَصِير ʕaṣīr

English meaning of must

  1. verb To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
  2. verb To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
  3. verb Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.
  4. noun Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.

Full definition of must

must in a sentence

  • You must arrive in class on time.
  • This door handle must be rotated fully.
  • Everybody told me I must stop worrying, but I couldn't, because I knew that somehow there was still something wrong about the situation.

Synonyms of must

must in other languages

Questions about must in Arabic

What is the meaning of must in Arabic?
Must in Arabic is وَجَبَ (wajaba), يَتَحَتَّم (yataḥattam), يَلْزَم (yalzam), لَا بُدَّ (lā budda).
ما معنى كلمة must؟
Must: وَجَبَ (wajaba), يَتَحَتَّم (yataḥattam), يَلْزَم (yalzam), لَا بُدَّ (lā budda).
What does must mean in English?
Must means to do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.

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