توقف

See also: توفق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Mediopassive of وَقَّفَ (waqqafa, “to stop (transitive), to bring to a stop”), from the root و ق ف (w-q-f); compare وَقَفَ (waqafa, “to stop (intransitive)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.waq.qa.fa/

• Audio

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Verb

تَوَقَّفَ • (tawaqqafa) V, non-past يَتَوَقَّفُ‎ (yatawaqqafu)

1. to stop, to come to a stop; to come to an end

   تَوَقَّفَ ٱلزَّمَنُ

   tawaqqafa z-zamanu

   The time stopped.

2. to depend on (something) [+ عَلَى (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَوَقَّفَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوَقُّف tawaqquf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَوَقِّف mutawaqqif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَوَقَّف mutawaqqaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَوَقَّفْتُ tawaqqaftu	تَوَقَّفْتَ tawaqqafta	تَوَقَّفَ tawaqqafa		تَوَقَّفْتُمَا tawaqqaftumā	تَوَقَّفَا tawaqqafā		تَوَقَّفْنَا tawaqqafnā	تَوَقَّفْتُمْ tawaqqaftum	تَوَقَّفُوا tawaqqafū
	f		تَوَقَّفْتِ tawaqqafti	تَوَقَّفَتْ tawaqqafat			تَوَقَّفَتَا tawaqqafatā			تَوَقَّفْتُنَّ tawaqqaftunna	تَوَقَّفْنَ tawaqqafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَوَقَّفُ ʔatawaqqafu	تَتَوَقَّفُ tatawaqqafu	يَتَوَقَّفُ yatawaqqafu		تَتَوَقَّفَانِ tatawaqqafāni	يَتَوَقَّفَانِ yatawaqqafāni		نَتَوَقَّفُ natawaqqafu	تَتَوَقَّفُونَ tatawaqqafūna	يَتَوَقَّفُونَ yatawaqqafūna
	f		تَتَوَقَّفِينَ tatawaqqafīna	تَتَوَقَّفُ tatawaqqafu			تَتَوَقَّفَانِ tatawaqqafāni			تَتَوَقَّفْنَ tatawaqqafna	يَتَوَقَّفْنَ yatawaqqafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَوَقَّفَ ʔatawaqqafa	تَتَوَقَّفَ tatawaqqafa	يَتَوَقَّفَ yatawaqqafa		تَتَوَقَّفَا tatawaqqafā	يَتَوَقَّفَا yatawaqqafā		نَتَوَقَّفَ natawaqqafa	تَتَوَقَّفُوا tatawaqqafū	يَتَوَقَّفُوا yatawaqqafū
	f		تَتَوَقَّفِي tatawaqqafī	تَتَوَقَّفَ tatawaqqafa			تَتَوَقَّفَا tatawaqqafā			تَتَوَقَّفْنَ tatawaqqafna	يَتَوَقَّفْنَ yatawaqqafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَوَقَّفْ ʔatawaqqaf	تَتَوَقَّفْ tatawaqqaf	يَتَوَقَّفْ yatawaqqaf		تَتَوَقَّفَا tatawaqqafā	يَتَوَقَّفَا yatawaqqafā		نَتَوَقَّفْ natawaqqaf	تَتَوَقَّفُوا tatawaqqafū	يَتَوَقَّفُوا yatawaqqafū
	f		تَتَوَقَّفِي tatawaqqafī	تَتَوَقَّفْ tatawaqqaf			تَتَوَقَّفَا tatawaqqafā			تَتَوَقَّفْنَ tatawaqqafna	يَتَوَقَّفْنَ yatawaqqafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَوَقَّفْ tawaqqaf			تَوَقَّفَا tawaqqafā				تَوَقَّفُوا tawaqqafū
	f		تَوَقَّفِي tawaqqafī							تَوَقَّفْنَ tawaqqafna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُوُقِّفَ tuwuqqifa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَوَقَّفُ yutawaqqafu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَوَقَّفَ yutawaqqafa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَوَقَّفْ yutawaqqaf		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.waq.quf/

Noun

تَوَقُّف • (tawaqquf) m

1. verbal noun of تَوَقَّفَ (tawaqqafa) (form V)
2. stopping (intransitive)
3. hesitating
4. perseverance
5. expectation, dependency

Declension

Declension of noun تَوَقُّف (tawaqquf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَوَقُّف tawaqquf	التَّوَقُّف at-tawaqquf	تَوَقُّف tawaqquf
Nominative	تَوَقُّفٌ tawaqqufun	التَّوَقُّفُ at-tawaqqufu	تَوَقُّفُ tawaqqufu
Accusative	تَوَقُّفًا tawaqqufan	التَّوَقُّفَ at-tawaqqufa	تَوَقُّفَ tawaqqufa
Genitive	تَوَقُّفٍ tawaqqufin	التَّوَقُّفِ at-tawaqqufi	تَوَقُّفِ tawaqqufi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: təvəqqüf
• → Ottoman Turkish: توقف
  • → Turkish: tevakkuf

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “توقف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic تَوَقُّف (tawaqquf), verbal noun of تَوَقَّفَ (tawaqqafa).

Noun

توقف • (tevakkuf)

1. stopping, standing still
2. remaining in a place; stay
3. dependence

Related terms

• وقف (vakıf)

Descendants

• Turkish: tevakkuf

See also

• اگلشمك (eğleşmek, “to stop, delay, stay”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tevakkuf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “توقف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 612
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1164

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَوَقُّف (tawaqquf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.waq.ˈquf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qʊ́f]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qʊ́f]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qʊ́f]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wäq.qúf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.væʁ.ɢóf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.väq.qúf]

Readings
Classical reading?	tawaqquf
Dari reading?	tawaqquf
Iranian reading?	tavağğof
Tajik reading?	tavaqquf

Noun

توقف • (tavaqqof)

1. stop, stopping, halt

Derived terms

• توقف کردن (tavaqqof kardan)

 

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “توقف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “توقف”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ق ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَوَقَّفَ (tawaqqafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twaʔ.ʔaf/, [ɪtˈwaʔ.ʔaf]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

توقف • (twaʔʔaf) V (present بتوقّف (bitwaʔʔaf))

1. (intransitive) to stop, to halt
2. (passive voice) to be arrested
3. to depend (+ على)

   Synonym: تعلّق (tʕallaʔ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of توقّف (twaʔʔaf)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	توقّفت (twaʔʔaft)	توقّفت (twaʔʔaft)	توقّف (twaʔʔaf)		توقّفنا (twaʔʔafna)	توقّفتو (twaʔʔaftu)	توقّفو (twaʔʔafu)
	f		توقّفتي (twaʔʔafti)	توقّفت (twaʔʔafat)
present	m	بتوقّف (batwaʔʔaf)	بتتوقّف (btitwaʔʔaf)	بتوقّف (bitwaʔʔaf)		منتوقّف (mnitwaʔʔaf)	بتتوقّفو (btitwaʔʔafu)	بتوقّفو (bitwaʔʔafu)
	f		بتتوقّفي (btitwaʔʔafi)	بتتوقّف (btitwaʔʔaf)
subjunctive	m	اتوقّف (atwaʔʔaf)	تتوقّف (titwaʔʔaf)	يتوقّف (yitwaʔʔaf)		نتوقّف (nitwaʔʔaf)	تتوقّفو (titwaʔʔafu)	يتوقّفو (yitwaʔʔafu)
	f		تتوقّفي (titwaʔʔafi)	تتوقّف (titwaʔʔaf)
imperative	m		توقّف (twaʔʔaf)				توقّفو (twaʔʔafu)
	f		توقّفي (twaʔʔafi)