Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
وقف
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root وقف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root وَقَفَ (wqf) primarily means to stand still or stop. It can also mean to pause and pay attention, comprehend something, or become acquainted with a matter.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-q-f
Listen: وَقِفُوهُمْ 37:24
Root letters: و — ق — ف

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

All word forms derived from the root وقف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root وقف appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (3) · Noun (1)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:24 Verb
وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡءُولُونَ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."
Cattle, Livestock 6:27 Verb
وَلَوۡ تَرَىٰۤ إِذۡ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَقَالُوا۟ یَـٰلَیۡتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَلَا نُكَذِّبَ بِءَایَـٰتِ رَبِّنَا وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): If you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers."
Cattle, Livestock 6:30 Verb
وَلَوۡ تَرَىٰۤ إِذۡ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡۚ قَالَ أَلَیۡسَ هَـٰذَا بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَاۚ قَالَ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ ۝٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): If you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will [then] say, "So taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve."

Derived Forms (3)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وُقِفُوا۟ wuqifuwā Verb
وَقِفُوهُمْ waqifuwhum Verb
مَوْقُوفُونَ mawquwfuwna Noun