و.
-aw- · wa · wāw
The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ه (h) and followed by ي (y).
Meaning & usage
The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ه (h) and followed by ي (y).
Where this word comes from
From the Nabataean letter 𐢈 (l, “waw”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (l, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌉. See also Classical Syriac ܘ (l, “waw”), Hebrew ו (l, “vav”), Ancient Greek Υ (U), Latin F, Latin U, Latin V, Latin W and Latin Y.
with
سِرْتُ وَطُلُوعَ الْفَجْرِ
أَنَا وَإيّاكُم
interfix used in forming nisba (relative) adjectives, particularly with short bases, inserted between the base noun and the ending ِـيّ (-iyy), e.g. لُغَوِيّ (luḡawiyy, “linguistic”), based on لُغَة (luḡa, “language”), or ثَانَوِيّ (ṯānawiyy, “secondary”), based on ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).
The sixth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ه (h) and followed by ز (z).
Where this word comes from
From the Nabataean letter 𐢈 (l, “waw”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (l, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌉. See also Classical Syriac ܘ (l, “waw”), Hebrew ו (l, “vav”), Ancient Greek Υ (U), Latin F, Latin U, Latin V, Latin W and Latin Y.
and, a divider of words or clauses, particle of connection or continuation often unnecessary to render in translation, or able to be rendered as a comma or semi-colon
and, a divider of words or clauses, particle of connection or continuation often unnecessary to render in translation, or able to be rendered as a comma or semi-colon yet, but; a versatile conjunction determined by context
while, at the same time, and also do, simultaneously, to do this and to do that concurrently
لَا تَأْكُلِ السَّمَكَ وَتَشْرَبَ اللَّبَنَ.
لَا تَنْهَ عَنْ خُلُقٍ وَتَأْتِيَ مِثْلَهُ
particle of rephrasing or marking a clause of adposition; and in other words, that is to say, additionally called, i.e.
Introduces a clause describing the state or circumstance of the main action, often rendered as “while” or “when.” It requires a preceding noun or pronoun and often introduces nominal clauses.
with, and also, additionally (with following accusative)
with, and also, additionally (with following accusative) +, added to
particle denoting an oath (with following genitive)
وَٱللّٰهِ
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Semitic *wa. Cognate with Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.