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wakaf

wakaf is the alternative spelling 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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Forms of wakaf

pluralwakafs

Questions about wakaf

What is wakaf the alternative spelling of?
Wakaf is the alternative spelling of waqf.

Words near wakaf in the dictionary

  1. waka-jumping
  2. wakabayashilite
  3. wakable
  4. wakadash
  5. wakadashes
  6. wakaf
  7. wakafs
  8. wakagashira
  9. wakaimonogashira
  10. Wakako
  11. Wakaliga

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