واقف

Arabic

Root
و ق ف (w-q-f)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waː.qif/

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

Declension of adjective وَاقِف (wāqif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاقِف wāqif	الْوَاقِف al-wāqif	وَاقِفَة wāqifa	الْوَاقِفَة al-wāqifa
Nominative	وَاقِفٌ wāqifun	الْوَاقِفُ al-wāqifu	وَاقِفَةٌ wāqifatun	الْوَاقِفَةُ al-wāqifatu
Accusative	وَاقِفًا wāqifan	الْوَاقِفَ al-wāqifa	وَاقِفَةً wāqifatan	الْوَاقِفَةَ al-wāqifata
Genitive	وَاقِفٍ wāqifin	الْوَاقِفِ al-wāqifi	وَاقِفَةٍ wāqifatin	الْوَاقِفَةِ al-wāqifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاقِفَيْن wāqifayn	الْوَاقِفَيْن al-wāqifayn	وَاقِفَتَيْن wāqifatayn	الْوَاقِفَتَيْن al-wāqifatayn
Nominative	وَاقِفَانِ wāqifāni	الْوَاقِفَانِ al-wāqifāni	وَاقِفَتَانِ wāqifatāni	الْوَاقِفَتَانِ al-wāqifatāni
Accusative	وَاقِفَيْنِ wāqifayni	الْوَاقِفَيْنِ al-wāqifayni	وَاقِفَتَيْنِ wāqifatayni	الْوَاقِفَتَيْنِ al-wāqifatayni
Genitive	وَاقِفَيْنِ wāqifayni	الْوَاقِفَيْنِ al-wāqifayni	وَاقِفَتَيْنِ wāqifatayni	الْوَاقِفَتَيْنِ al-wāqifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاقِفِين‎; وُقْف‎; وُقُوف wāqifīn‎; wuqf‎; wuqūf	الْوَاقِفِين‎; الْوُقْف‎; الْوُقُوف al-wāqifīn‎; al-wuqf‎; al-wuqūf	وَاقِفَات wāqifāt	الْوَاقِفَات al-wāqifāt
Nominative	وَاقِفُونَ‎; وُقْفٌ‎; وُقُوفٌ wāqifūna‎; wuqfun‎; wuqūfun	الْوَاقِفُونَ‎; الْوُقْفُ‎; الْوُقُوفُ al-wāqifūna‎; al-wuqfu‎; al-wuqūfu	وَاقِفَاتٌ wāqifātun	الْوَاقِفَاتُ al-wāqifātu
Accusative	وَاقِفِينَ‎; وُقْفًا‎; وُقُوفًا wāqifīna‎; wuqfan‎; wuqūfan	الْوَاقِفِينَ‎; الْوُقْفَ‎; الْوُقُوفَ al-wāqifīna‎; al-wuqfa‎; al-wuqūfa	وَاقِفَاتٍ wāqifātin	الْوَاقِفَاتِ al-wāqifāti
Genitive	وَاقِفِينَ‎; وُقْفٍ‎; وُقُوفٍ wāqifīna‎; wuqfin‎; wuqūfin	الْوَاقِفِينَ‎; الْوُقْفِ‎; الْوُقُوفِ al-wāqifīna‎; al-wuqfi‎; al-wuqūfi	وَاقِفَاتٍ wāqifātin	الْوَاقِفَاتِ al-wāqifāti

Descendants

• Maltese: wieqaf
• → Bengali: ওয়াকেফ (ōẇakeph)
• → Persian: واقف (vâqef)
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਵਾਕਫ਼ (vākaf)

    Shahmukhi script: واقف (vāqf)

• → Ottoman Turkish: واقف (vâkıf)
  • Turkish: vâkıf

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ق ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاقِف (wāqif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waː.ɡif/, [waː.ɡɪf]

Adjective

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

1. standing
2. grounded

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاقِف (wāqif).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qif]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qɪf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qɪf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.qɪf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.qif]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒː.ʁef]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔ.qif]

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, intelligent
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2852:

     بلکه از دجله چو واقف آمدی / آن سبو را بر سر سنگی زدی

     balka az Dijla čô wâqif âmadi / ân sabô râ bar sar-i-sang-i zadi

     Nay, had he been aware of the Tigris, he would have dashed that jug against a stone.

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “واقف”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic وَاقِف (wāqif).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.qɪf/

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