واقف

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Arabic

Root
و ق ف (w q f)
9 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

وَاقِف (wāqif) (feminine وَاقِفَة (wāqifa), masculine plural وَاقِفُونَ (wāqifūna) or وُقْف (wuqf) or وُقُوف (wuqūf), feminine plural وَاقِفَات (wāqifāt))

  1. active participle of وَقَفَ (waqafa) standing

Declension

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ق ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاقِف (wāqif).

Pronunciation

Adjective

واقف (wāgif) (feminine وَاقْفة (wāgfa), common plural وَاقْفِين (wāgfīn))

  1. standing
  2. grounded

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاقِف (wāqif).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? wāqif
Dari reading? wāqif
Iranian reading? vâğef
Tajik reading? voqif

Adjective

Dari وَاقِف
Iranian Persian
Tajik вақиф

واقف (vâqef)

  1. aware, informed (of something)
    Synonym: آگاه (âgâh)

Noun

واقف (vâqef)

  1. (Islamic law) founder of a waqf

References

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic وَاقِف (wāqif).

Pronunciation

Adjective

واقِف (vāqif) (Hindi spelling वाक़िफ़)

  1. aware of, knowing, conversant, informed, sensible, experienced, learned

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu واقف (vāqif).

Adjective

واقف (vāqif)

  1. aware of, knowing, conversant, informed, sensible, experienced, learned
  2. acquaintance, accustomed