# وقف
## Arabic
### Etymology 1

* Root
* و ق ف (w q f)
* 9 terms

#### Pronunciation 1

* IPA: /wa.qa.fa/
* Audio:(file)

#### Verb

وَقَفَ • (waqafa) I (non-past يَقِفُ (yaqifu), verbal noun وُقُوف (wuqūf))
* (intransitive) to come to a stop, to come to a standstill
* (intransitive) to stop
** قِف (qif, “halt!, stop!, whoa!”)
* (intransitive) to pause, to hesitate
* (intransitive) to stand
* (intransitive) to inquire, seek information, inform oneself (على about)
* to acquaint oneself (على with)

##### Conjugation
#### Verb

وَقَفَ • (waqafa) I (non-past يَقِفُ (yaqifu), verbal noun وَقْف (waqf))
* (transitive) to stop (something), to bring to a stop
** 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:30:وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذْ وُقِفُوا عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْwalaw tarā ʔiḏ wuqifū ʕalā rabbihim(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (transitive) to make stand, to set up

##### Conjugation
#### Pronunciation 2

* IPA: /waq.qa.fa/

#### Verb

وَقَّفَ • (waqqafa) II (non-past يُوَقِّفُ (yuwaqqifu), verbal noun تَوْقِيف (tawqīf))
* to bring to a stop, to bring to a standstill
* to arrest, to halt, to stop
* to obstruct, to hamper
* to park (a car)
* to erect, to raise

##### Conjugation
#### Pronunciation 3

* IPA: /waqf/

#### Noun

وَقْف • (waqf) m (plural أَوْقَاف (ʔawqāf))
* verbal noun of وَقَفَ (waqafa) (form I)
* stopping, halting
* discontinuation, suspension
* stay, standstill
* pausing, resting
* blocking
* impediment, obstacle
* discharge, dismissal, removal
* (Islam) a waqf, religious endowment, endowment fund
* inalienable property
* (linguistics) pausa

##### Derived terms

* وَقْفِيّ (waqfiyy, “relating to a waqf system or endowment system”)
* وَقْفِيَّة (waqfiyya, “waqf system, endowment system”)

##### Descendants

* → English: waqf
* → Azerbaijani: vəqf
* → Bengali: ওয়াকফ (ẇakph)
* → Ottoman Turkish: وقف (vakıf, vakf), վագըֆ (vakıf), վագֆ (vakf) — Armeno-Turkish
** Turkish: vakıf
** → Albanian: vakëf
** → Armenian: վաքֆ (vakʻf), վաքըֆ (vakʻəf)
** → Greek: βακούφι (vakoúfi)
** → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ва̏куф
    Latin script: vȁkuf
* → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਵਕਫ਼ (vakaf)
    Shahmukhi script: وقف (vaqf)
* → Urdu: وقف (vaqf)
* → Uzbek: vaqf
(via plural form أَوْقَاف (ʔawqāf))
* → Azerbaijani: övqaf
* → Persian: اوقاف
** Urdu: اوقاف (oqāf)
* → Ottoman Turkish: اوقاف
** → Turkish: evkaf
* → Uyghur: ئەۋقاپ (ewqap)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ge'ez ወቅፍ (wäḳf, “bracelet, armlet”), also ውቅፍ (wəḳf), of obscure African origin.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /waqf/

#### Noun

وَقْف • (waqf) m (plural وُقُوف (wuqūf)) (obsolete)
* bracelet, armlet
* metal or horn edge of a shield

##### Declension
#### References

* Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 56
* Leslau, Wolf (1991) “ወቅፍ ፡ ውቅፍ”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 615b
* Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 53

## Hijazi Arabic

* Root
* و ق ف
* 3 terms

### Etymology 1

From Arabic وَقَفَ (waqafa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wa.ɡaf/, /wi.ɡif/

#### Verb

وَقَف or وِقِف • (wagaf or wigif) I (non-past يِوْقَف (yiwgaf))
* to come to a stop, to come to a standstill
* to stop
* to stand
    Synonym: قام (gām)

##### Conjugation 1

Conjugation of وقف (wagaf) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | وقفت (wagaft) | وقفت (wagaft) | وقف (wagaf) | وقفنا (wagafna) | وقفتوا (wagaftu) | وقفوا (wagafu) |
| past | f | وقفت (wagaft) | وقفتي (wagafti) | وقفت (wagafat) | وقفنا (wagafna) | وقفتوا (wagaftu) | وقفوا (wagafu) |
| non-past | m | أوقف (ʔawgaf) | توقف (tiwgaf) | يوقف (yiwgaf) | نوقف (niwgaf) | توقفوا (tiwgafu) | يوقفوا (yiwgafu) |
| non-past | f | أوقف (ʔawgaf) | توقفي (tiwgafi) | توقف (tiwgaf) | نوقف (niwgaf) | توقفوا (tiwgafu) | يوقفوا (yiwgafu) |
| imperative | m | | اوقف (awgaf) | | | اوقفوا (awgafu) | |
| imperative | f | | اوقفي (awgafi) | | | اوقفوا (awgafu) | |

##### Conjugation 2

Conjugation of وقف (wigif) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | وقفت (wigift) | وقفت (wigift) | وقف (wigif) | وقفنا (wigifna) | وقفتوا (wigiftu) | وقفوا (wigfu) |
| past | f | وقفت (wigift) | وقفتي (wigifti) | وقفت (wigfat) | وقفنا (wigifna) | وقفتوا (wigiftu) | وقفوا (wigfu) |
| non-past | m | أوقف (ʔawgaf) | توقف (tiwgaf) | يوقف (yiwgaf) | نوقف (niwgaf) | توقفوا (tiwgafu) | يوقفوا (yiwgafu) |
| non-past | f | أوقف (ʔawgaf) | توقفي (tiwgafi) | توقف (tiwgaf) | نوقف (niwgaf) | توقفوا (tiwgafu) | يوقفوا (yiwgafu) |
| imperative | m | | اوقف (awgaf) | | | اوقفوا (awgafu) | |
| imperative | f | | اوقفي (awgafi) | | | اوقفوا (awgafu) | |

### Etymology 2

From Arabic وَقَّفَ (waqqafa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /waɡ.ɡaf/

#### Verb

وقف • (waggaf) II (non-past يِوَقِّف (yiwaggif))
* to bring to a stop, to bring to a standstill
* to arrest, to halt, to stop
* to obstruct, to hamper
* to park (a car)
* to stand up
    Synonym: قام (gām)

##### Conjugation 2

Conjugation of وقف (waggaf) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | وقفت (waggaft) | وقفت (waggaft) | وقف (waggaf) | وقفنا (waggafna) | وقفتوا (waggaftu) | وقفوا (waggafu) |
| past | f | وقفت (waggaft) | وقفتي (waggafti) | وقفت (waggafat) | وقفنا (waggafna) | وقفتوا (waggaftu) | وقفوا (waggafu) |
| non-past | m | أوقف (ʔawaggif) | توقف (tiwaggif) | يوقف (yiwaggif) | نوقف (niwaggif) | توقفوا (tiwaggifu) | يوقفوا (yiwaggifu) |
| non-past | f | أوقف (ʔawaggif) | توقفي (tiwaggifi) | توقف (tiwaggif) | نوقف (niwaggif) | توقفوا (tiwaggifu) | يوقفوا (yiwaggifu) |
| imperative | m | | وقف (waggif) | | | وقفوا (waggifu) | |
| imperative | f | | وقفي (waggifi) | | | وقفوا (waggifu) | |

### Etymology 3

From Arabic وَقْف (waqf).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /waɡf/

#### Noun

وقف • (wagf) m (plural أوقاف (ʔawgāf))
* a waqf, religious endowment, endowment fund
* inalienable property

## Ottoman Turkish
### Alternative forms

* վագըֆ (vakıf), վագֆ (vakf) — Armeno-Turkish

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَقْف (waqf).

### Noun

وقف • (vakf or vakıf) (definite accusative وقفی (vakfı), plural اوقاف (evkaf))
* pause, break, halt
* foundation
* (Islam) waqf, the donation of buildings, plots of land or other assets for pious causes

#### Derived terms

* وقف ایتمك (vakf etmek)

#### Related terms

* اوقاف (evkaf)
* واقف (vâkıf)

#### Descendants

* Turkish: vakıf
* → Albanian: vakëf
* → Armenian: վաքֆ (vakʻf), վաքըֆ (vakʻəf)
* → Greek: βακούφι (vakoúfi)
* → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ва̏куф
    Latin script: vȁkuf

### Further reading

* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “vakıf”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5083b
* Devellioğlu, Ferit (1980) “vakf”, in Türk argosu: Inceleme ve sözlük (Aydin Kitabevi yayınları. Sözlük dizisi; 1)‎ (in Turkish), 6th edition, Ankara: Aydın Kitabevi, page 1363b
* Karapetean, Petros Zēkʻi (1912) “وقف”, in Mec baṙaran ōsmanerēnē hayerēn [Great Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Constantinople: Aršak Karōean, page 921b
* Kélékian, Diran (1911) “وقف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1313b
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vakıf1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841) “վագըֆ”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary]‎, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 865b
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وقف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2145b
* Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “وقف”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1496a

## South Levantine Arabic

* Root
* و ق ف
* 3 terms

### Etymology 1

From Arabic وَقَفَ (waqafa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Urban) /wi.ʔif/, [ˈwi.ʔɪf]
* IPA: (Bedouin) /wi.ɡif/, [ˈwi.ɡɪf]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

وقف • (wiʔif) I (present بوقف (būʔaf), active participle واقف (wāʔef))
* to stand, to be standing
* (intransitive) to stop

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of وقف (wiʔif) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | وقفت (wʔift) | وقفت (wʔift) | وقف (wiʔif) | وقفنا (wʔifna) | وقفتو (wʔiftu) | وقفو (wiʔfu) |
| past | f | وقفت (wʔift) | وقفتي (wʔifti) | وقفت (wiʔfat) | وقفنا (wʔifna) | وقفتو (wʔiftu) | وقفو (wiʔfu) |
| present | m | بوقف (bawʔaf) | بتوقف (btūʔaf) | بيوقف (būʔaf) | منوقف (mnūʔaf) | بتوقفو (btūʔafu) | بيوقفو (būʔafu) |
| present | f | بوقف (bawʔaf) | بتوقفي (btūʔafi) | بتوقف (btūʔaf) | منوقف (mnūʔaf) | بتوقفو (btūʔafu) | بيوقفو (būʔafu) |
| subjunctive | m | اوقف (awʔaf) | توقف (tūʔaf) | يوقف (yūʔaf) | نوقف (nūʔaf) | توقفو (tūʔafu) | يوقفو (yūʔafu) |
| subjunctive | f | اوقف (awʔaf) | توقفي (tūʔafi) | توقف (tūʔaf) | نوقف (nūʔaf) | توقفو (tūʔafu) | يوقفو (yūʔafu) |
| imperative | m | | اوقف (ūʔaf) | | | اوقفو (ūʔafu) | |
| imperative | f | | اوقفي (ūʔafi) | | | اوقفو (ūʔafu) | |

### Etymology 2

From Arabic وَقَّفَ (waqqafa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Urban) /waʔ.ʔaf/, [ˈwɑʔ.ʔɑf]
* IPA: (Bedouin) /waɡ.ɡaf/, [ˈwɑɡ.ɡɑf]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

وقّف • (waʔʔaf) II (present بوقّف (biwaʔʔef))
* to stand, to be standing
    وقّفت كتير استنّاك بالشارع.waʔʔaft ktīr astannāk biš-šāreʕ.I stood for a long time waiting for you in the street.
    حكومة ايرلندا بتوقّف ضدّ نظام الاحتلال الإسرائيلي.ḥukūmet irlanda bitwaʔʔef ḍidd niẓām il-ʔiḥtilāl il-ʔisraʔīli.The Irish government stands in opposition to the Israeli occupation regime.
    Synonym: صفّ (ṣaff)
    هيّني وقّفت عالدور.hayyni waʔʔaft ʕad-dōr.I just got in line.(literally, “I just stood at the turn.”)
* to stand up, to get up
    Synonym: قام (ʔām)
    اللي بدّه ييجي معي لازم يوقّف هلا.illi biddo yīji maʕi lāzem ywaʔʔef halla.Whoever wants to come with me should get up now.
* to stand up for [with مع (maʕ) ‘for someone’]
    Synonym: وقّف في صفّ (waʔʔaf fi ṣaff)
    كان مفروض توقّف معي. kān mafrūḍ twaʔʔef maʕi.You were supposed to stand up for me.
* to stand up to [with ل (la-) ‘to someone’]
    Synonym: وقّف بوجه (waʔʔaf bi-wijh)
    إذا كانو يتنمّروك، ليش ما وقّفتلهم؟iza kānu yitnammarūk, lēš mā waʔʔaft-ilhom?If they were bullying you, why didn't you stand up to them?
* (intransitive) to stop, to pause
    ساعتي وقّفت. ― sāʕti waʔʔafat. ― My watch has stopped.
    كان يحكي عادي، بس لمّا فاتت عالغرفة وقّف بسرعة.kān yiḥki ʕādi, bas lamma fātat ʕal-ḡurfe waʔʔaf bsurʕa.He was speaking normally, but when she came into the room he quickly stopped.
* (transitive) to stop, to put an end to
    الشرطي وقّفني عشان ما كنت حاطط حزام الأمان.iš-šurṭi waʔʔafni ʕašān mā kunt ḥāṭeṭ ḥizām il-ʔamān.The policeman stopped me because I hadn't put my seatbelt on.
    المدير وقّف التدخين بالمكتب.il-mudīr waʔʔaf it-tadḵīn bil-maktab.The manager put an end to smoking in the office.
* (by extension) to lay off (from work)
    Synonyms: عزل (ʕazal), صرف (ṣaraf), فصل (faṣal)
    الشركة رح توقّف ميّة عامل عن الشغل في مصنعها الرئيسي.iš-širke raḥ twaʔʔef miyyet ʕāmel ʕan iš-šuḡl fi maṣnaʕha ir-raʔīsi.The company will lay off one hundred workers at its main factory.
* (by extension) to arrest, to detain, to hold
    Synonyms: عوّق (ʕawwaʔ), اعتقل (iʕtaʔal)
    وقّفوه لتحقيق. ― waʔʔafūh la-taḥʔīʔ. ― They held him for interrogation.
* (by extension) to park (a vehicle)
    Synonym: ركن (rakan)
    وقّف السيّارة قدّام العمارة.waʔʔaf is-sayyāra ʔuddām il-ʕamāra.He parked the car in front of the building.

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of وقّف (waʔʔaf) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | وقّفت (waʔʔaft) | وقّفت (waʔʔaft) | وقّف (waʔʔaf) | وقّفنا (waʔʔafna) | وقّفتو (waʔʔaftu) | وقّفو (waʔʔafu) |
| past | f | وقّفت (waʔʔaft) | وقّفتي (waʔʔafti) | وقّفت (waʔʔafat) | وقّفنا (waʔʔafna) | وقّفتو (waʔʔaftu) | وقّفو (waʔʔafu) |
| present | m | بوقّف (bawaʔʔef) | بتوقّف (bitwaʔʔef) | بوقّف (biwaʔʔef) | منوقّف (minwaʔʔef) | بتوقّفو (bitwaʔʔfu) | بوقّفو (biwaʔʔfu) |
| present | f | بوقّف (bawaʔʔef) | بتوقّفي (bitwaʔʔfi) | بتوقّف (bitwaʔʔef) | منوقّف (minwaʔʔef) | بتوقّفو (bitwaʔʔfu) | بوقّفو (biwaʔʔfu) |
| subjunctive | m | اوقّف (awaʔʔef) | توقّف (twaʔʔef) | يوقّف (ywaʔʔef) | نوقّف (nwaʔʔef) | توقّفو (twaʔʔfu) | يوقّفو (ywaʔʔfu) |
| subjunctive | f | اوقّف (awaʔʔef) | توقّفي (twaʔʔfi) | توقّف (twaʔʔef) | نوقّف (nwaʔʔef) | توقّفو (twaʔʔfu) | يوقّفو (ywaʔʔfu) |
| imperative | m | | وقّف (waʔʔef) | | | وقّفو (waʔʔfu) | |
| imperative | f | | وقّفي (waʔʔfi) | | | وقّفو (waʔʔfu) | |

##### Derived terms

* وقّف بوجه (waʔʔaf bi-wijh, “to stand up to”)
* وقّف في صفّ (waʔʔaf fi ṣaff, “to be on one's side”)

## Urdu
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وقف (waqf), from Arabic وَقْف (waqf).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /ʋəqf/
* Rhymes: -əqf

### Adjective

وَقْف • (vaqf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling वक़्फ़)
* devoted

### Noun

وَقْف • (vaqf) m (Hindi spelling वक़्फ़)
* devotion; devotee
* charity, charitable endowment
* (literally) pause, stay, rest
* stop, stay
* legacy, trust
* (typography) punctuation mark
* (linguistics) pausa
* pausa (Qur'an)

#### Declension

Declension of وقف :
| | singular | plural |
| direct | وقف (vaqf) | وقف (vaqf) |
| oblique | وقف (vaqf) | وقفوں (vaqfõ) |
| vocative | وقف (vaqf) | وقفو (vaqfo) |

### References

* “وقف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
* “وقف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.