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
- 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.
- verb To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
- verb Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.
- noun Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.
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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