وقفہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَقْفَه (waqfa), from Arabic وَقْفَة (waqfa).

Noun

وَقْفَہ • (vaqfam (Hindi spelling वक़्फ़ा)

  1. space, gap
  2. interval, pause, intermission
  3. (typography) semicolon ؛

Declension

Declension of وقفہ
singular plural
direct وقفَہ (vaqfah) وقفے (vaqfe)
oblique وقفے (vaqfe) وقفوں (vaqfõ)
vocative وقفے (vaqfe) وقفو (vaqfo)

References

  • وقفہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • وقفہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.