# wajib
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

### Noun

wajib (countable and uncountable, plural wajibs)
* (Islam) A religious duty; something that Muslims are obliged to do.
** 2004, Norman Calder, Jawid Mojaddedi, Andrew Rippin, Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature, Routledge, →ISBN, page 169:Further, that bounties are wajib, so revealed obligations are wajib. These cannot be known except through a prophet. So the existence of prophets is wajib, for that without which a binding duty (wajib) cannot be completed is itself wajib.

#### Synonyms

* fard

#### Related terms

* wajib saum

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* wadjib (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

### Etymology

From Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈwad͡ʒib/ [ˈwa.d͡ʒɪp̚]
* Rhymes: -ad͡ʒib
* Syllabification: wa‧jib

### Adjective

wajib
* obligatory; mandatory

### Verb

wajib
* to oblige
    Synonym: harus
* (law) shall

#### Affixed terms

* berkewajiban
* berwajib
* diwajibkan
* kewajiban
* mewajibkan
* sewajibnya
* wajib belajar
* wajib kerja
* wajib lapor
* wajib latihan kerja
* wajib militer
* wajib pajak
* wajib pajak takbayar
* wajib sekolah
* wajib serah
* adegan wajib
* asosiasi wajib
* asuransi tanggung wajib
* asuransi wajib
* cadangan wajib
* deposito wajib
* diet wajib
* instrumen kebijakan wajib
* jaminan wajib
* kebenaran wajib
* luput wajib
* nisbah cadangan wajib
* pendidikan wajib
* penyuluhan wajib
* perubahan wajib
* sistem berdasar unsur wajib
* sistem berdasar wajib

### References

* ↑ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

### Further reading

* “wajib” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [wa.d͡ʒep]
* Rhymes: -d͡ʒep, -ep
* Hyphenation: wa‧jib

### Adjective

wajib (Jawi spelling واجب)
* Obligatory:
** Compulsory or must be fulfilled.
** (Islam) Of a duty that a Muslim must fulfil for which he will acquire hasanat if he does so, or sins if he does not; wajib.

### Verb

wajib (Jawi spelling واجب)
* (auxiliary) Have to.
** Must, need to.
    Synonyms: perlu, harus, patut
    Kerja ini wajib disiapkan hari ini!This task must be completed today!
** (Islam) Must in a way where a Muslim will acquire hasanat if he does or sins if he does not.
    Orang Islam wajib menunaikan haji jika mampu.Muslims must perform hajj if they could afford it.

#### Affixations

* berkewajipan, berkewajiban
* berwajib
* kewajipan, kewajiban (“obligation”)
* sewajibnya
* wajibkan (“to make obligatory”)

#### Compounds

* wajib belajar

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: wajib
* → Tausug: wajib

### Further reading

* “wajib” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Tausug
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay wajib, from Classical Malay wajib, from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /wad͡ʒib/ [wɑˈd͡ʒib̚]
* Rhymes: -ib
* Syllabification: wa‧jib

### Adjective

wajib (Sulat Sūg spelling وَجِبْ)
* obligatory, compulsory

## Yakan
### Adjective

wajib
* good, right
* obligatory