Arabic vocabulary
بَاقenduring in Arabic
بَاق is how you say “enduring” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ب ق ي (b-q-y)noun (active participle / ism al-fāʿil, of Form I بَقِيَ)Pronounced bāqin
Meaning of enduring in Arabic
- remaining, continuing, lasting — describing something still present or ongoing
- enduring, permanent, everlasting — persisting without end; opposite of فانٍ 'perishing'
بَاقٍ is the active participle of بَقِيَ, which Lane glosses as 'to remain, continue, last, endure; to be or become permanent or perpetual' — explicitly the opposite of فَنِيَ 'to perish.' It describes whatever is still present or ongoing, or, more strongly, whatever persists forever. This sense underlies the classical phrase دَارُ البَقَاءِ, 'the abode of everlasting existence,' used for the world to come.
Words from the same root
- بَقِيَto remain, continue, last, endure (Form I verb)
- بَقَاءٌremaining, continuance, permanence; lasting forever
- أَبْقَىto make/cause to remain, preserve, spare, let live, pardon (Form IV)
- بَقِيَّةٌa remainder, remnant, residue left over of a thing
- بَاقِيَةٌan enduring, everlasting thing (feminine counterpart of بَاقٍ)
Common questions
- How do you say "enduring" in Arabic?
- بَاق (bāqin) — the active participle of بَقِيَ, 'to remain, last, endure.'
- What root does بَاقٍ come from and what does it mean?
- It comes from the root ب ق ي (baqiya), 'to remain, continue, last, endure,' the direct opposite of فَنِيَ 'to perish.'
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ بَاقٍ
But what is with Allah endures.
بَاقٍ — enduring. An active participle, an adjective-like form built from a verb, meaning 'remaining/enduring'. It works as the predicate, telling you what the 'what is with God' does: it lasts. Because it is a participle rather than a finite verb, it describes an ongoing, settled state rather than a single action.
From: Mothers and the Companions →
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