Where does “واقعة” come from?

واقعة (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

واقعة (Arabic): event, incident; news; fact

Definitions

  1. event, incident; news; fact

Ancestry of “واقعة”, step by step

واقعة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَاقِع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
2Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Arabic ـَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـَةfeminine marker, also used to mark language names...
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع →Every word from Arabic وَاقِع →