वक़्फ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋək.fɑː/, /ʋəq.fɑː/

Noun

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

pause, halt, stop
delay
Synonyms: देर (der), मोहलत (mohlat), विलंब (vilamb)
interval, gap
Synonyms: अवकाश (avkāś), अंतर (antar)
respite, interlude, intermission
Synonym: मध्यांतर (madhyāntar)

References

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

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