موقف

See also: موفق

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root و ق ف (w-q-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maw.qif/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /maw.ɡif/

Noun

مَوْقِف • (mawqif) m (plural مَوَاقِف (mawāqif))

1. parking, parking space, parking lot
2. position, attitude (towards – مِنْ (min))
3. situation

   مَوْقِفٌ سِيَاسِيٌّ ― mawqifun siyāsiyyun ― political situation

Declension

Declension of noun مَوْقِف (mawqif)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْقِف mawqif	الْمَوْقِف al-mawqif	مَوْقِف mawqif
Nominative	مَوْقِفٌ mawqifun	الْمَوْقِفُ al-mawqifu	مَوْقِفُ mawqifu
Accusative	مَوْقِفًا mawqifan	الْمَوْقِفَ al-mawqifa	مَوْقِفَ mawqifa
Genitive	مَوْقِفٍ mawqifin	الْمَوْقِفِ al-mawqifi	مَوْقِفِ mawqifi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْقِفَيْن mawqifayn	الْمَوْقِفَيْن al-mawqifayn	مَوْقِفَيْ mawqifay
Nominative	مَوْقِفَانِ mawqifāni	الْمَوْقِفَانِ al-mawqifāni	مَوْقِفَا mawqifā
Accusative	مَوْقِفَيْنِ mawqifayni	الْمَوْقِفَيْنِ al-mawqifayni	مَوْقِفَيْ mawqifay
Genitive	مَوْقِفَيْنِ mawqifayni	الْمَوْقِفَيْنِ al-mawqifayni	مَوْقِفَيْ mawqifay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَاقِف mawāqif	الْمَوَاقِف al-mawāqif	مَوَاقِف mawāqif
Nominative	مَوَاقِفُ mawāqifu	الْمَوَاقِفُ al-mawāqifu	مَوَاقِفُ mawāqifu
Accusative	مَوَاقِفَ mawāqifa	الْمَوَاقِفَ al-mawāqifa	مَوَاقِفَ mawāqifa
Genitive	مَوَاقِفَ mawāqifa	الْمَوَاقِفِ al-mawāqifi	مَوَاقِفِ mawāqifi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “وقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ق ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْقِف (mawqif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maw.ɡif/, [maw.ɡɪf]

Noun

مَوْقِف • (mawgif) m (plural مَوَاقِف (mawāgif))

1. parking, parking space, parking lot
2. position
3. situation

Pashto

Noun

موقف • (mawqíf) m (plural موقفونه (mawqifúna))

1. position, status, point of view

References

• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “موقف”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press
• “موقف”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ق ف
3 terms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مَوْقِف (mawqif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /maw.ʔif/, [ˈmaw.ʔɪf]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /maw.ɡif/, [ˈmaw.ɡɪf]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

موقف • (mawʔif) m (plural مواقف (mawāʔef))

1. bus stop, taxi rank

See also

• محطة (maḥaṭṭa, “station”)