Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa, task; office; task, duty).

Cognate with Crimean Tatar, Turkish vazife, Uzbek vazifa, Azerbaijani vəzifə, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [wä.zʲï.ˈfä], (sub-standard) [vä.zʲï.ˈfä]
  • Hyphenation: ва‧зи‧фа

Noun

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вазифа (vazifa)

  1. post, office
  2. office duties, job functions

Declension

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Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian وَظِیفَه (wazīfa), from Arabic وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /väziˈfä/, [väzifǽ]

Noun

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вазифа (vazifa) (Persian spelling وظیفه)

  1. duty, obligation, task (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do)
    ӯ вазифаҳои худро намекардü vazifahoyi xudro namekardHe did not do his duties.

Inflection

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