وَاقٍ
Translation: One who protects.
The active participle identifies the protector. From underlying وَاقِيٌ, the final yāʾ of a defective noun drops in indefinite nominative usage, yielding وَاقٍ.
FormCase/contextSense
وَاقٍindefinite nominativea protector
الْوَاقِيwith definite articlethe protector
The opening wāw remains visible in the participle. Do not impose the imperfect's initial-wāw deletion on every derived noun.
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Complete Paradigm of the Separated Doubly Weak Verb وَقَى يَقِي
وَاقٍ
Translation: One who protects.
The active participle identifies the protector. From underlying وَاقِيٌ, the final yāʾ of a defective noun drops in indefinite nominative usage, yielding وَاقٍ.
FormCase/contextSense
وَاقٍindefinite nominativea protector
الْوَاقِيwith definite articlethe protector
The opening wāw remains visible in the participle. Do not impose the imperfect's initial-wāw deletion on every derived noun.