Arabic

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Noun

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وُقُوع (wuqūʕm

  1. verbal noun of وَقَعَ (waqaʕa) (form I)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Bengali: অকু (oku)
  • Urdu: وقوع (vukū)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وُقُوع (wuqūʕ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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وُقُوع (vuqū’m (formal plural وقوعات (oqo'āt), Hindi spelling वुक़ू)

  1. occurrence, event (in the moment)
  2. befalling
  3. tragedy, incident

References

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  • وقوع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • وقوع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.