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awqaf

awqaf is the plural of waqf.

Meaning of waqf

Noun

waqf (plural awqaf or waqfs)

  1. 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.1958–1994, Hamilton Gibb, CF Beckingham, editors, The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society, published 2012, page 25

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Origin of awqaf

From Arabic أَوْقَاف (ʔawqāf), plural of وَقْف (waqf).

Questions about awqaf

What is awqaf the plural of?
Awqaf is the plural of waqf.

Words near awqaf in the dictionary

  1. awork
  2. aworking
  3. AWOS
  4. AWP
  5. AWPs
  6. awqaf
  7. awqiyyah
  8. awrack
  9. awrah
  10. awrahs
  11. awrath

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