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Where does “waqaf” come from?

waqaf (Maltese) comes from Arabic وَقَفَ — to stop {{lb|ar|intransitive}}.

waqaf (Maltese): to stop

Definitions

  1. to stop

Ancestry of “waqaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَقَفَto stop {{lb|ar|intransitive}}
Every word from Arabic وَقَفَ →