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تَوْفِيقٌsuccess in Arabic
تَوْفِيقٌ is how you say “success” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root و ف ق (w-f-q)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form II وَفَّقَ)Pronounced tawfīq
Meaning of success in Arabic
- success; being guided or disposed to the right course — Especially the classical/religious sense of God according someone success — cf. وَفَّقَهُ ٱللّٰهُ, 'God accommodated, disposed, or directed him to the right course.'
- a certain legal document; a pleading — A specialized technical use recorded alongside the general sense; compare مَحْضَرٌ.
تَوْفِيقٌ is the verbal noun of the Form II verb وَفَّقَ, and its primary sense follows from phrases like وَفَّقَهُ ٱللّٰهُ ('God disposed/guided him to the right course') — hence its common meaning 'success,' particularly success or guidance granted by God. Lane's also records a distinct, specialized legal sense of the word as a type of document or pleading.
Words from the same root
- وَفِقَto be right, agreeable with what is wished (Form I)
- وَفَّقَto accommodate, adapt, or dispose someone to something; to make prosper (Form II)
- وَافَقَto agree with, conform to, coincide with, or suit (Form III)
- أَوْفَقَto find one's affair agreeable with one's wish (Form IV)
- اِتَّفَقَto happen, chance; also to come to agreement with someone (Form VIII)
- إِتِّفَاقِىٌّcasual, accidental
Common questions
- How do you say "success" in Arabic?
- تَوْفِيقٌ (tawfīq).
- What root does تَوْفِيقٌ come from and what does it convey?
- It comes from the root و ف ق (w-f-q), which centers on agreement, fitness, and being rightly guided or disposed toward something — tawfīq is the 'success' or divine guidance that results from this.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
قلّة التَّوْفِيق وَفَسَاد الرَّأْي وخفاء الْحق وَفَسَاد الْقلب
Lack of success, distortion of opinion, obscurity of truth, and corruption of the heart.
التَّوْفِيقِ — of success. al- = 'the'; the second half of the 'of…' phrase, giving 'of success' (tawfiq = success, divine enabling).
From: Returning to God →وإن زعم أنه يريد التوفيق بيد الأدلة الشرعية
Even if he claims he wants to reconcile with the religious evidence.
ٱلتَّوْفِيقَ — to reconcile. 'reconciliation', accusative object of 'wants'; form-II verbal noun — bringing two things into accord.
From: Judging by Revelation →ولكن العاقل لا يطلب السلامة من التكليف، بل يطلب التوفيق
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