Where does “وقف” come from?

وقف (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic وقف, from Ge'ez ወቅፍ — bracelet, armlet.

وقف (South Levantine Arabic): to stand, to be standing

Definitions

  1. to stand, to be standing

Ancestry of “وقف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوقفto come to a stop, to come to a standstill; to...
2Ge'ezወቅፍbracelet, armlet
Every word from Ge'ez ወቅፍ →Every word from Arabic وقف →