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وُقُوف
standing /wuˈquːf/
nounB1#1842 most common
Also: stopping, halt, the standing (Hajj rite at Arafat)
Example sentences
ممنوع الوُقُوف هنا.
Standing here is forbidden.
الوُقُوف طويلاً يُتعِب القدمين.
Standing for a long time tires the feet.
الوُقُوف في الصفّ أمرٌ ضروري.
Standing in line is a necessary thing.
طلب الشرطيّ منّا الوُقُوف جانب الطريق.
The policeman asked us to stop at the side of the road.
يُعدّ الوُقُوف بعرفة رُكناً أساسياً من أركان الحجّ.
The standing at Arafat is considered a basic pillar of the Hajj.
أدّى الوُقُوف المُفاجئ للقطار إلى ارتباك الرُّكّاب وتأخُّر الرحلة.
The train's sudden stop caused the passengers confusion and delayed the trip.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وُقُوفٌ | |
| Genitive | وُقُوفٍ | |
| Accusative | وُقُوفاً | |
| Vocative | يا وُقُوفُ |
Word family
وَقَفَto stand, to stop
وَاقِفstanding, stationary
مَوْقِفposition, stop, stanceتَوَقُّفhalt, pause
وَقْفendowment (waqf)Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the verb وَقَفَ, "to stand" or "to stop." It is built from the Semitic triliteral root و-ق-ف on the فُعُول pattern common to nouns of action. The same root gives the religious term وَقْف, a charitable endowment held in perpetuity.
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