Where does “واجب” come from?

واجب (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic وَاجِب — necessary; obligatory; proper, adequate, fair.

واجب (South Levantine Arabic): duty, obligation

Definitions

  1. duty, obligation

Ancestry of “واجب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَاجِبnecessary; obligatory; proper, adequate, fair
Every word from Arabic وَاجِب