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تَوَقُّف
stopping /taˈwaq.quf/
nounA1#230 most common
Also: halt, pause, cessation
Example sentences
التَّوَقُّفُ هُنا مَمنوعٌ.
Stopping here is forbidden.
يَجِبُ التَّوَقُّفُ عِندَ الإِشارَةِ الحَمراءِ.
You must stop at the red light.
أَدّى تَوَقُّفُ القِطارِ إِلى تَأخيرٍ كَبيرٍ.
The train's stopping caused a long delay.
بَعدَ تَوَقُّفٍ قَصيرٍ، تابَعَ المُتَحَدِّثُ كَلامَهُ.
After a short pause, the speaker went on with his talk.
أَعلَنَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ تَوَقُّفَ الإِنتاجِ بِسَبَبِ نَقصِ المَوادِّ الخامِ.
The company announced a halt in production because of a shortage of raw materials.
يَتَطَلَّبُ الوَضعُ الرّاهِنُ تَوَقُّفاً تامّاً لِإِطلاقِ النّارِ قَبلَ أَيِّ مُفاوَضاتٍ.
The current situation requires a complete cessation of fire before any negotiations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَوَقُّفٌ | تَوَقُّفاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَوَقُّفٍ | تَوَقُّفاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَوَقُّفاً | تَوَقُّفاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تَوَقُّفُ | يا تَوَقُّفاتُ |
Word family
تَوَقَّفَto stop, to halt; to depend on
وَقَفَto stand, to stop
مُتَوَقِّفstopped, halted; dependent on
مَوْقِفposition, stance; stop or stationوَقْفhalt; religious endowmentEtymology
تَوَقُّف is the verbal noun of the Form V verb تَوَقَّفَ, built on the triliteral root و-ق-ف, whose core sense is standing and stopping. Form V (تَفَعَّل) adds a reflexive shade, so the verb means to bring oneself to a stop, and the noun names that act. The same root yields وَقَفَ (to stand) and وَقْف (a halt or a religious endowment).
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