توقف

العربية

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توقف^¹

/ta.waq.qa.fa/

Where it comes from

Mediopassive of وَقَّفَ (waqqafa, “to stop (transitive), to bring to a stop”), from the root و ق ف (w q f); compare وَقَفَ (waqafa, “to stop (intransitive)”).

verb تَوَقَّفَ · tawaqqafa · يَتَوَقَّفُ · تَوَقُّف · مُتَوَقِّف

to stop, to come to a stop; to come to an end تَوَقَّفَ ٱلزَّمَنُ
to depend on (something)

توقف^²

/ta.waq.quf/

noun تَوَقُّف · tawaqquf · التَّوَقُّف · تَوَقُّفٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of تَوَقَّفَ (tawaqqafa) (form V)
stopping (intransitive)
hesitating
perseverance
expectation, dependency

In English

quit to give up, stop doing something
stop to cease moving
pause to interrupt something
cheese it a warning to stop, hide, or flee

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"توقف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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توقف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81

Chicago

"توقف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {توقف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}