A1verb
وَقَفَ
waqafa
to stand / to stop
Example
وقفَ الرجلُ أمامَ البابِ
waqafa ar-rajulu amāma al-bābi
The man stood in front of the door
Grammar
Form I verb. Past: waqafa, Present: yaqifu.
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Arabic root
و-ق-ف
3 words from this root family
A1verb
تَوَقَّفَ
tawaqqafa
to stop
Example
توقّفتِ السيارةُ فجأةً
tawaqqafati as-sayyāratu fajʾatan
The car stopped suddenly
Grammar
Form V verb (تَفَعَّلَ). Past: tawaqqafa, Present: yatawaqqafu. Same root as waqafa.
A2noun
مَوْقِف
mawqif
parking / stop
Example
أَيْنَ مَوْقِف السَيّارات؟
ayna mawqif as-sayyārāt?
Where is the parking lot?