maṣdarوَقِيعَةٌ
Core sense — the thing happened, it came to pass; he lighted upon a place; it fellgenerated
1.1
The thing, or affair, [fell, befell,] happened, took place, came to pass; it became [executed, performed, or] realized; synonym حَصَلَ.
1.1.1he lighted, or came, upon a thing or place—وَقَعَ فِى
Also: he came to be in a place.
1.1.2[they lapsed into the years of scantiness of herbage]—وَقَعُوا فِى السُّنَيَّاتِ البِيضِ
See the article سنه.
1.1.3it chanced, or happened, to come to him, or to it—وَقَعَ إِلَيْهِ
Said of a thing carried by water: it drifted to a place.
1.1.4it fell, lay, or closed, upon it, or against it—وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ
1.1.5he originated the thing, or event, and made it happen—وَقَعَ بِالأَمْرِ
1.1.6he fell into a snare, or the like; he became ensnared—وَقَعَ
1.1.7he came to be, or chanced to be, in a desert, waterless land—وَقَعَ فِى أَرْضٍ فَلَاةٍ
Same as صَارَ فِيهَا.
[in a meadow, or garden]—فِى رَوْضَةٍ
See the article انق.
on this sense Or he lighted upon it, and the like; from the lighting of a bird.
1.1.8it lies against, or upon, a certain part of the body—يَقَعُ
Often in this meaning when followed by عَلَى; said of a garment, or the like, or of a part of it.
1.1.9he made much slaughter among them; he made an onslaught upon them—وَقَعَ بِهِمْ
Or he fought them violently; or he fell upon them in fight.
أَوْقَعَ بِهِمْ means the same.
he made an assault, or a sudden assault, upon the enemy—اوقع بِالعَدُوِّ
1.1.10he spoke evil of him behind his back, or in his absence, or otherwise; he slandered him—وَقَعَ فِيهِ
Saying of him what would grieve him if he heard it.
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1.1.11
He reviled or vilified him; charged him with a vice or fault; defamed him, or damaged his reputation.
1.1.12it supplied, or sufficed for, his need—وَقَعَ مَوْقِعًا مِنْ كِفَايَتِهِ
Also مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ; see the article فقر.
Synonym: أَغْنَى غَنَآءً.
it stood in stead, or in some stead—وَقَعَ مَوْقِعًا
See فَقِيرٌ; and see Bd and Jel on 9:60.
in great stead—مَوْقِعًا عَظِيمًا
1.1.13[it did not stand with him in any stead]—لَمْ يَقَعْ مِنْهُ مَوْقِعًا
See تَسَخَّطَ, at the end of the article سخط.
the thing stood with him [in good stead, or, if the expression is allowable, in evil stead]—وَقَعَ مِنْهُ الأَمْرُ مَوْقِعًا حَسَنًا أَوْسَيِّئًا
Synonym: تَبَتَ لَدَيْهِ.
1.1.14[it supplied, or sufficed for, what was needed]—وَقَعَ مَوْقِعًا مِنَ الحَاجَةِ
1.1.15
وَقَعْتُ بِقُرِّكَ and بِقُحَاحِ قُرِّكَ: see قُحَاحٌ.
1.1.16it (a word) applies to such a thing—يَقَعُ عَلَى كَذَا
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 12
7:118
فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَThus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.
15:29
فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَـٰجِدِينَ"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
27:85
وَوَقَعَ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِم بِمَا ظَلَمُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يَنطِقُونَAnd the Word will be fulfilled against them, because of their wrong-doing, and they will be unable to speak (in plea).
56:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُWhen the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
69:15
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُOn that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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The thing, or affair, [fell, befell,] happened; took place; came to pass; became [executed, performed, or] realized; syn. حَصَلَ . (TA.) وَقَعَ فِى He lighted, or came, upon a thing or place; and he became in a place. وَقَعُوا فِى السُّنَيَّاتِ البِيضِ [They lapsed into the years of scantiness of herbage]. (K in art. سنه , q. v.) وَقَعَ إِلَيْهِ It chanced, or happened, to come to him, or it: and, said of a thing borne by water, it drifted to it, namely, a place. وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ It fell, lay, or closed, upon it, or against it. وَقَعَ بِالأَمْرِ He originated the thing, or event, and made it to befall. (TA.) وَقَعَ He fell into a snare, or the like: he became insnared. وَقَعَ فِى أَرْضٍ فَلَاةٍ i. q. صَارَ فِيهَا [He was, or became, meaning he found himself, came to be, or chanced to be, in a desert, or waterless, land]; (Msb:) and فِى رَوْضَةٍ [in a meadow, or garden]: (T, S, in art. انق :) [or he lighted upon, &c.; from the lighting of a bird]. يَقَعُ followed by عَلَى , often signifies It (a garment, &c., or a portion thereof,) lies against or upon a certain part of the body, &c. وَقَعَ بِهِمْ and أَوْقَعَ بِهِمْ He made much slaughter among them: (Msb:) or he fought them vehemently: (K:) or he fell upon them in fight: (PS:) both mean the same: (S:) he made an onslaught upon them: اوقع بِالعَدُوِّ he made an assault, or a sudden assault, upon the enemy. (MA.) وَقَعَ فِيهِ , inf. n. وَقِيعَةٌ , He spoke evil of him, behind his back, or in his absence, or otherwise, saying of him what would grieve him if he heard it; (S;) slandered him. He reviled, vilified, or vituperated, him; charged him with a vice, fault, or the like; defamed him; or detracted from his reputation. (Msb.) وَقَعَ مَوْقِعًا مِنْ كِفَايَتِهِ , [and مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ , (see K, art. فقر ,)] It supplied, or sufficed for, his need; syn. أَغْنَى غَنَآءً . (Msb.) وَقَعَ مَوْقِعًا signifies It stood in stead, or in some stead: see فَقِيرٌ , in the K; and see Bd, and Jel, ix. 60: and مَوْقِعًا عَظِيمًا , in great stead. لَمْ يَقَعْ مِنْهُ مَوْقِعًا [It did not stand with him in any stead]. (S, K, voce تَسَخَّطَ , end of art. سخط .) [You say] وَقَعَ مِنْهُ الأَمْرُ مَوْقِعًا حَسَنًا أَوْسَيِّئًا The thing stood with him [in good stead, or (if the expression be allowable) in evil stead]; syn. تَبَتَ لَدَيْهِ . (TA.) وَقَعَ مَوْقِعًا مِنَ الحَاجَةِ [It supplied, or sufficed for, what was needed]. (Bd, ix. 60.) وَقَعْتُ بِقُرِّكَ , and بِقُحَاحِ قُرِّكَ : see قُحَاحٌ . يَقَعُ عَلَى كَذَا It (a word) applies to such a thing.