وفا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَفَاء‎ (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /waˈfɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /waˈfɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /væˈfɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /vaˈfɔ/

Noun

وفا • (vafâ)

loyalty; fidelity; constance
Synonyms: وفاداری‎ (vafâdâri), صداقت‎ (sadâqat)
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 4”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:
  ‏خز این قدر نتوان گفت در جمال تو عیب
  که وضع مهر وفا نیست روی زیبا را‎
  joz in qadar na-tavân goft dar jamâl-e to 'eyb
  ke vaz'-e mehr o vafâ nist ru-ye zibâ râ
  One cannot speak of any blemish in your charms, save this much; neither affection nor constancy is there on your beautiful face.

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: वफ़ा (vafā)
- Urdu: وفا‎ (vafā)

Proper noun

وفا • (vafâ)

a surname. Vafa, Vafo

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (vafâ), from Arabic وَفَاء‎ (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋə.fɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ʋə.fɑː/

Noun

وفا • (vafā) f (Hindi spelling वफ़ा)

faith, loyalty, fidelity

Derived terms

وفا کرنا‎ (vafā karnā)
وفادار‎ (vafādār)

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