Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
و ظ ف (w-ẓ-f)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

وَظَّفَ (waẓẓafa) II, non-past يُوَظِّفُ‎ (yuwaẓẓifu)

  1. to assign an office to
  2. to employ
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

وُظُف (wuẓuff pl

  1. plural of وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
و ظ ف
2 terms

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic وَظَّفَ (waẓẓafa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /wazˤ.zˤaf/, [ˈwɑzˤ.zˤɑf]
  • (file)

Verb edit

وظّف (waẓẓaf) II (present بوظّف (biwaẓẓef))

  1. to employ, to hire
    Synonym: شغّل (šaḡḡal)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of وظّف (waẓẓaf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وظّفت (waẓẓaft) وظّفت (waẓẓaft) وظّف (waẓẓaf) وظّفنا (waẓẓafna) وظّفتو (waẓẓaftu) وظّفو (waẓẓafu)
f وظّفتي (waẓẓafti) وظّفت (waẓẓafat)
present m بوظّف (bawaẓẓef) بتوظّف (bitwaẓẓef) بوظّف (biwaẓẓef) منوظّف (minwaẓẓef) بتوظّفو (bitwaẓẓfu) بوظّفو (biwaẓẓfu)
f بتوظّفي (bitwaẓẓfi) بتوظّف (bitwaẓẓef)
subjunctive m اوظّف (awaẓẓef) توظّف (twaẓẓef) يوظّف (ywaẓẓef) نوظّف (nwaẓẓef) توظّفو (twaẓẓfu) يوظّفو (ywaẓẓfu)
f توظّفي (twaẓẓfi) توظّف (twaẓẓef)
imperative m وظّف (waẓẓef) وظّفو (waẓẓfu)
f وظّفي (waẓẓfi)