वक़्फ़ा

वक़्फ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian وقفه‎ (vaqfe), from Arabic وَقْفَة‎ (waqfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋək.fɑː/, /ʋəq.fɑː/

Noun

वक़्फ़ा • (vaqfā) m (Urdu spelling وقفہ‎) (rare)

1. pause, halt, stop
2. delay

   Synonyms: देर (der), मोहलत (mohlat), विलंब (vilamb)

3. interval, gap

   Synonyms: अवकाश (avkāś), अंतर (antar)

4. respite, interlude, intermission

   Synonym: मध्यांतर (madhyāntar)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वक़्फ़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press