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waqf

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /wɑkf/
  • rhymes with -ɑkf

1

noun

Meaning 1

An endowment of land given for religious or charitable purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To give as a waqf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَقْف (waqf).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَقْف (waqf) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Bulgarian: вакъф (vakǎf) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瓦合甫 — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Czech: vakf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • French: waqf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • German: Waqf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Greek: βακούφι (vakoúfi) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Hebrew: וקף — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Indonesian: wakaf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Japanese: ワクフ (wakufu) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Korean: 와크프 (wakeupeu) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Macedonian: вакаф (vakaf) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Malay: wukuf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Malay: wakaf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Persian: وَقْف (vaqf) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Portuguese: wakf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Russian: ва́куф (vákuf) — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Serbo-Croatian: вакуф — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Serbo-Croatian: vakuf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Turkish: vakıf — inalienable endowment for charity
  • Urdu: وقف (vaqf) — inalienable endowment for charity