توقع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ق ع (w q ʕ)
11 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

تَوَقَّعَ • (tawaqqaʕa) V (non-past يَتَوَقَّعُ (yatawaqqaʕu), verbal noun تَوَقُّع (tawaqquʕ))

1. to expect (something), to look for, to prepare oneself for, to anticipate, to hope

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَوَقَّعَ (V, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَوَقُّع)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوَقُّع tawaqquʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَوَقِّع mutawaqqiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَوَقَّع mutawaqqaʕ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَوَقَّعْتُ tawaqqaʕtu	تَوَقَّعْتَ tawaqqaʕta	تَوَقَّعَ tawaqqaʕa		تَوَقَّعْتُمَا tawaqqaʕtumā	تَوَقَّعَا tawaqqaʕā		تَوَقَّعْنَا tawaqqaʕnā	تَوَقَّعْتُمْ tawaqqaʕtum	تَوَقَّعُوا tawaqqaʕū
	f		تَوَقَّعْتِ tawaqqaʕti	تَوَقَّعَتْ tawaqqaʕat			تَوَقَّعَتَا tawaqqaʕatā			تَوَقَّعْتُنَّ tawaqqaʕtunna	تَوَقَّعْنَ tawaqqaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَوَقَّعُ ʔatawaqqaʕu	تَتَوَقَّعُ tatawaqqaʕu	يَتَوَقَّعُ yatawaqqaʕu		تَتَوَقَّعَانِ tatawaqqaʕāni	يَتَوَقَّعَانِ yatawaqqaʕāni		نَتَوَقَّعُ natawaqqaʕu	تَتَوَقَّعُونَ tatawaqqaʕūna	يَتَوَقَّعُونَ yatawaqqaʕūna
	f		تَتَوَقَّعِينَ tatawaqqaʕīna	تَتَوَقَّعُ tatawaqqaʕu			تَتَوَقَّعَانِ tatawaqqaʕāni			تَتَوَقَّعْنَ tatawaqqaʕna	يَتَوَقَّعْنَ yatawaqqaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَوَقَّعَ ʔatawaqqaʕa	تَتَوَقَّعَ tatawaqqaʕa	يَتَوَقَّعَ yatawaqqaʕa		تَتَوَقَّعَا tatawaqqaʕā	يَتَوَقَّعَا yatawaqqaʕā		نَتَوَقَّعَ natawaqqaʕa	تَتَوَقَّعُوا tatawaqqaʕū	يَتَوَقَّعُوا yatawaqqaʕū
	f		تَتَوَقَّعِي tatawaqqaʕī	تَتَوَقَّعَ tatawaqqaʕa			تَتَوَقَّعَا tatawaqqaʕā			تَتَوَقَّعْنَ tatawaqqaʕna	يَتَوَقَّعْنَ yatawaqqaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَوَقَّعْ ʔatawaqqaʕ	تَتَوَقَّعْ tatawaqqaʕ	يَتَوَقَّعْ yatawaqqaʕ		تَتَوَقَّعَا tatawaqqaʕā	يَتَوَقَّعَا yatawaqqaʕā		نَتَوَقَّعْ natawaqqaʕ	تَتَوَقَّعُوا tatawaqqaʕū	يَتَوَقَّعُوا yatawaqqaʕū
	f		تَتَوَقَّعِي tatawaqqaʕī	تَتَوَقَّعْ tatawaqqaʕ			تَتَوَقَّعَا tatawaqqaʕā			تَتَوَقَّعْنَ tatawaqqaʕna	يَتَوَقَّعْنَ yatawaqqaʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَوَقَّعْ tawaqqaʕ			تَوَقَّعَا tawaqqaʕā				تَوَقَّعُوا tawaqqaʕū
	f		تَوَقَّعِي tawaqqaʕī							تَوَقَّعْنَ tawaqqaʕna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُوُقِّعْتُ tuwuqqiʕtu	تُوُقِّعْتَ tuwuqqiʕta	تُوُقِّعَ tuwuqqiʕa		تُوُقِّعْتُمَا tuwuqqiʕtumā	تُوُقِّعَا tuwuqqiʕā		تُوُقِّعْنَا tuwuqqiʕnā	تُوُقِّعْتُمْ tuwuqqiʕtum	تُوُقِّعُوا tuwuqqiʕū
	f		تُوُقِّعْتِ tuwuqqiʕti	تُوُقِّعَتْ tuwuqqiʕat			تُوُقِّعَتَا tuwuqqiʕatā			تُوُقِّعْتُنَّ tuwuqqiʕtunna	تُوُقِّعْنَ tuwuqqiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَوَقَّعُ ʔutawaqqaʕu	تُتَوَقَّعُ tutawaqqaʕu	يُتَوَقَّعُ yutawaqqaʕu		تُتَوَقَّعَانِ tutawaqqaʕāni	يُتَوَقَّعَانِ yutawaqqaʕāni		نُتَوَقَّعُ nutawaqqaʕu	تُتَوَقَّعُونَ tutawaqqaʕūna	يُتَوَقَّعُونَ yutawaqqaʕūna
	f		تُتَوَقَّعِينَ tutawaqqaʕīna	تُتَوَقَّعُ tutawaqqaʕu			تُتَوَقَّعَانِ tutawaqqaʕāni			تُتَوَقَّعْنَ tutawaqqaʕna	يُتَوَقَّعْنَ yutawaqqaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَوَقَّعَ ʔutawaqqaʕa	تُتَوَقَّعَ tutawaqqaʕa	يُتَوَقَّعَ yutawaqqaʕa		تُتَوَقَّعَا tutawaqqaʕā	يُتَوَقَّعَا yutawaqqaʕā		نُتَوَقَّعَ nutawaqqaʕa	تُتَوَقَّعُوا tutawaqqaʕū	يُتَوَقَّعُوا yutawaqqaʕū
	f		تُتَوَقَّعِي tutawaqqaʕī	تُتَوَقَّعَ tutawaqqaʕa			تُتَوَقَّعَا tutawaqqaʕā			تُتَوَقَّعْنَ tutawaqqaʕna	يُتَوَقَّعْنَ yutawaqqaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَوَقَّعْ ʔutawaqqaʕ	تُتَوَقَّعْ tutawaqqaʕ	يُتَوَقَّعْ yutawaqqaʕ		تُتَوَقَّعَا tutawaqqaʕā	يُتَوَقَّعَا yutawaqqaʕā		نُتَوَقَّعْ nutawaqqaʕ	تُتَوَقَّعُوا tutawaqqaʕū	يُتَوَقَّعُوا yutawaqqaʕū
	f		تُتَوَقَّعِي tutawaqqaʕī	تُتَوَقَّعْ tutawaqqaʕ			تُتَوَقَّعَا tutawaqqaʕā			تُتَوَقَّعْنَ tutawaqqaʕna	يُتَوَقَّعْنَ yutawaqqaʕna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “توقع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

تَوَقُّع • (tawaqquʕ) m

1. verbal noun of تَوَقَّعَ (tawaqqaʕa) (form V)
2. expectation
3. anticipation
4. hope

Declension

Declension of noun تَوَقُّع (tawaqquʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَوَقُّع tawaqquʕ	التَّوَقُّع at-tawaqquʕ	تَوَقُّع tawaqquʕ
Nominative	تَوَقُّعٌ tawaqquʕun	التَّوَقُّعُ at-tawaqquʕu	تَوَقُّعُ tawaqquʕu
Accusative	تَوَقُّعًا tawaqquʕan	التَّوَقُّعَ at-tawaqquʕa	تَوَقُّعَ tawaqquʕa
Genitive	تَوَقُّعٍ tawaqquʕin	التَّوَقُّعِ at-tawaqquʕi	تَوَقُّعِ tawaqquʕi

Etymology 3

Verb

توقع (form II)

1. تُوَقِّعُ (tuwaqqiʕu) /tu.waq.qi.ʕu/: inflection of وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُوَقَّعُ (tuwaqqaʕu) /tu.waq.qa.ʕu/: inflection of وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تُوَقِّعَ (tuwaqqiʕa) /tu.waq.qi.ʕa/: inflection of وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُوَقَّعَ (tuwaqqaʕa) /tu.waq.qa.ʕa/: inflection of وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تُوَقِّعْ (tuwaqqiʕ) /tu.waq.qiʕ/: inflection of وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُوَقَّعْ (tuwaqqaʕ) /tu.waq.qaʕ/: inflection of وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

توقع (form IV)

1. تُوقِعُ (tūqiʕu) /tuː.qi.ʕu/: inflection of أَوْقَعَ (ʔawqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُوقَعُ (tūqaʕu) /tuː.qa.ʕu/: inflection of أَوْقَعَ (ʔawqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تُوقِعَ (tūqiʕa) /tuː.qi.ʕa/: inflection of أَوْقَعَ (ʔawqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُوقَعَ (tūqaʕa) /tuː.qa.ʕa/: inflection of أَوْقَعَ (ʔawqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تُوقِعْ (tūqiʕ) /tuː.qiʕ/: inflection of أَوْقَعَ (ʔawqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُوقَعْ (tūqaʕ) /tuː.qaʕ/: inflection of أَوْقَعَ (ʔawqaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَوَقُّع (tawaqquʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.waq.ˈquʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qʊ́ʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qʊ́ʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qʊ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.væʁ.ɢóʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.väq.qɵ́ʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tawaqqu'
Dari reading?	tawaqqo'
Iranian reading?	tavağğo'
Tajik reading?	tavaqqüʾ

Noun

Dari	توقع
Iranian Persian
Tajik	таваққӯъ

توقع • (tavaqqo') (plural توقعات (tavaqqo'ât))

1. expectation

   توقع این است که روز شنبه کابینه دولت کامل شود.

   tavaqqo' in ast ke ruz-e šambe kâbine-ye dowlat kâmel šavad.

   The expectation is that the government cabinet will be complete by Saturday.

Derived terms

• پرتوقع (por-tavaqqo')

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “توقع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ق ع
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَوَقَّعَ (tawaqqaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /twaʔ.ʔaʕ/, [ɪtˈwaʔ.ʔaʕ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /twaɡ.ɡaʕ/, [ɪtˈwaɡ.ɡaʕ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

توقّع • (twaʔʔaʕ) V (present بتوقّع (bitwaʔʔaʕ))

1. to expect, to anticipate

Conjugation

Conjugation of توقع

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	توقّعت (twaʔʔaʕt)	توقّعت (twaʔʔaʕt)	توقّع (twaʔʔaʕ)		توقّعنا (twaʔʔaʕna)	توقّعتو (twaʔʔaʕtu)	توقّعو (twaʔʔaʕu)
	f		توقّعتي (twaʔʔaʕti)	توقّعت (twaʔʔaʕat)
present	m	بتوقّع (batwaʔʔaʕ)	بتتوقّع (btitwaʔʔaʕ)	بتوقّع (bitwaʔʔaʕ)		منتوقّع (mnitwaʔʔaʕ)	بتتوقّعو (btitwaʔʔaʕu)	بتوقّعو (bitwaʔʔaʕu)
	f		بتتوقّعي (btitwaʔʔaʕi)	بتتوقّع (btitwaʔʔaʕ)
subjunctive	m	اتوقّع (atwaʔʔaʕ)	تتوقّع (titwaʔʔaʕ)	يتوقّع (yitwaʔʔaʕ)		نتوقّع (nitwaʔʔaʕ)	تتوقّعو (titwaʔʔaʕu)	يتوقّعو (yitwaʔʔaʕu)
	f		تتوقّعي (titwaʔʔaʕi)	تتوقّع (titwaʔʔaʕ)
imperative	m		توقّع (twaʔʔaʕ)				توقّعو (twaʔʔaʕu)
	f		توقّعي (twaʔʔaʕi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian توقع (tawaqqu'), from Arabic تَوَقُّع (tawaqquʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ʋəq.qoː(ʔ)/

Noun

تَوَقُّع • (tavaqqo') f (formal plural توقعات, Hindi spelling तवक़्क़ो)

1. hope, expectation
2. wish, desire

References

• “توقع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “توقع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.