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waqf

/wɑkf/

Rhymes with -ɑkf

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Borrowed from Arabic وَقْف (waqf).

noun awqaf · waqfs · wakf · wakaf · vacouf · vakouf

An endowment of land given for religious or charitable purposes. The qadis in Egypt and Syria administer the waqfs and alms for the benefit of travellers.

verb waqfs · waqfing · waqfed · wakf · wakaf

transitive To give as a waqf.

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noun inalienable endowment for charity

한국어	와크프 wakeupeu
日本語	ワクフ wakufu
中文	瓦合甫
Português	wakf
Français	waqf
Deutsch	Waqf
Ελληνικά	βακούφι vakoúfi
Русский	ва́куф vákuf
العربية	وَقْف waqf
עברית	וקף

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@misc{waqf_2026,
  title = {waqf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waqf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}