Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تَوْقِيف (tawqīf).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? tawqīf
Dari reading? tawqīf
Iranian reading? towğif
Tajik reading? tavqif

Noun

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توقیف (towqif)

  1. arrest
    Synonyms: بازداشت (bâzdâšt), دستگیری (dastgiri)
  2. detention

Derived terms

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