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Etymological Dictionary of Arabic
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WQF وقف 
ID … • Sw – • BP – • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√WQF 
“root” 
▪ WQF_1 ‘to stand, stand still; to stand up, rise’ ↗waqafa
▪ WQF_2 ‘…’ ↗…

♦ Semantic value spectrum in ClassAr (acc. to BAH2008): ‘to stand, to erect; to stop; to acquaint o.s. with s.th., to inform, to let know; to become silent, to pause, to be reticent; to fall into dispute; to elucidate, to make clear; bracelet, anklet’ 
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waqaf‑ وَقَفَ 
ID 933 • Sw 69/151 • BP 487 • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√WQF 
vb., I 
1a to come to a standstill, come to a stop; b to stand still; c to place o.s., post o.s., station o.s., take one’s stand, step (fawqa on s.th.), stand (fawqa on, dūn in the way of s.th.); d to stop (ʕindᵃ or ʕalà at; ʔilà at, short of); e to reach, extend to, go as far as; f to halt; g to pause; 2 to hesitate, waver, have doubts or scruples (fī in s.th.); 3 to use the pausal form, pronounce a word without ʔirʕāb ending (gram.); 4a to rise, get up, stand up, get on one’s feet; b to plant o.s., station o.s., stand erect, hold o.s. erect; c to stand; d to stand on end (hair); e to withstand, resist, oppose; f to take up position (ʕalà at); g to stand (maʕa by s.o.), stick (maʕa to s.o.), side (maʕa with s.o.), support, back (maʕa s.o.); 5 with foll. participle: to continue to do s.th., keep doing s.th.; — (wuqūf) 6a to occupy o.s. (ʕalà with), attend (ʕalà to), go in for (ʕalà)6; b to apply o.s., devote o.s. (ʕalà to); c to take an interest, be interested (ʕalà in); d to inquire, seek information, inform o.s. (ʕalà about); e to learn, be informed (ʕalà of); f to understand, comprehend, grasp, learn (ʕalà s.th.); g to come to know (ʕalà s.th.), become acquainted (ʔalà with); h to know (ʕalà s.th.); 7 to read (ʕalà s.th.); — (waqf) 8a to bring to a standstill, to a stop, arrest, halt, stop (s.o., s.th.), put an end (to s.th.); b to hinder, prevent, hold back (s.o., s.th., or bi‑ s.o., s.th., dūn or ʕan from); 9 to make dependent, conditional (ʕalà s.th. on), pass. wuqifa to depend, be conditional (ʕalà on); 10a to apprise, inform, notify (ʕalà s.o. of), acquaint (ʕalà s.o. with), let s.o. know (ʕalà about); b to tell, advise, instruct (ʕalà s.o. about), call s.o.’s attention (ʕalà to); 11a to donate, grant, create, institute (ʕalà s.th. for a pious or charitable purpose), bequeath as a religious endowment or wakf (ʕalà s.th. to); b to make over, bequeath, transfer (ʕalà s.th. to); c to dedicate, consecrate, devote (s.th. ʕalà, to a purpose); d to assign, appoint (s.th., li‑ to, to a purpose), designate, set apart (s.th., li‑ for s.th., for a purpose); d to apply, devote (nafsa-hū o.s., li‑ to s.th., to a task) – WehrCowan1979. 
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► qif!, vb., 1a halt! (command); b stop! (e.g., on a traffic sign)
► waqafa ʔamāma-hū, vb., to resist, oppose, stop s.th., put an end to s.th.
► waqafa ʔilà ǧānibi‑hī, vb., to be on s.o.’s side
► waqafa ʔilà yasāri-hī, vb., to stand at his left
► waqafa saddan dūn, vb., to rise as an obstacle in the way to s.th., stand in the way to s.th.
► lā yaqifu dūni-hī šayʔun, vb., nothing will stand in his (or its) way, nothing can stop him (or it)
► waqafa ḥāʔiran, vb., to be in a quandary, at a loss what to do
► waqafa ʕalà ’l-ḥiyādi, vb., to remain neutral, observe strict neutrality
► waqafa ʕalà sāqi al-ǧiddi li‑, vb., to throw o.s. into s.th., identify o.s. with s.th., go to great lengths, make every effort in order to…
► waqafa ʕalà safīri al-halāk, vb., to be on the brink of ruin, be about to perish
► waqafa ʕindᵃ …ḥaddi, vb., to stop at or short of…, go as far as…
► waqafa fī waǧh fulān, vb., to offer s.o. resistance, stand up against s.o.
► waqafa mawqifan min, vb., to assume an attitude, take a stand toward or with regard to
► waqafa mawqifan milʔu-hū ’l-ḥazm, vb., to assume an attitude of utmost determination
► waqafa waqfan, vb., to assume a posture
► waqafa waqfaẗan, vb., 1 to stand still; 2 to assume an attitude
► waqafa-hū ʕan al-ʕamal, vb., to suspend s.o. from duty

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waqf وَقْف 
ID 934 • Sw – • BP 889 • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√WQF 
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1a stopping, stop; b halting, halt; c discontinuation, suspension, stay, stand still; d pausing, resting; 2 stagnation, dullness, listlessness (of the market); 3 pause (gram.); 4a cheeking, restraining, prevention; b interruption, hitch, impediment, obstacle, obstruction; c suspension from duty, removal from office, discharge, dismissal; d blocking (of an account), stoppage (of salaries); — (pl. ʔawqāf) 5a religious endowment, wakf, habous (lsl. Law); b endowment (in general), endowment fund; c unalienable property – WehrCowan1979. 
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► kana waqfan ʕalà, vb., to be completely dependent on
► waqfan ʕalà, adj., restricted to
► waqf ʔahlī or waqf ḥāṣṣ or (IrqAr) waqf ḏurrī, n., family endowment, private wakf, estate in mortmain entailed in such a manner that its proceeds will accrue to the members of the donor’s family, and, after the death of its last descendant, go to a charitable purpose
► waqf ḫayrī, waqf ʕāmm (TunAr), n., public endowment, endowment set apart for a charitable or religious purpose, public wakf
► nāẓir al-waqf, n., administrator of an endowment, trustee, curator
► al-ʔawqāf, n. pl., the wakf system, estates in mortmain
► wizāraẗ al-ʔawqāf, n.f., the ministry entrusted with government supervision of estates in mortmain, wakf ministry
► waqf ʔiṭlāq al-nār, n., cease-fire (mil.)
► waqf al-tanfīḏ, n., stay of execution (jur.)
► ʔakala ḫubz al-waqf, vb., to have independent means of subsistence, have a sinecure

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