وفا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wa.ˈfɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.fɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.fɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.fɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.fɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.fɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.fɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	wafā
Dari reading?	wafā
Iranian reading?	vafâ
Tajik reading?	vafo

Noun

Dari	وفا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	вафо

وفا • (vafâ)

1. loyalty; fidelity; constance

   Synonyms: وفاداری (vafâdâri), صداقت (sadâqat)

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 4”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:

     خز این قدر نتوان گفت در جمال تو عیب
     که وضع مهر وفا نیست روی زیبا را

     joz in qadar na-tavân goft dar jamâl-e to 'eyb
     ke vaz'-e mehr o vafâ nist ru-ye zibâ râ

     One cannot speak of any blemish in your charms, save this much; neither affection nor constancy is there on your beautiful face.

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: वफ़ा (vafā)
  • Urdu: وفا (vafā)

Proper noun

وفا • (vafâ)

1. a surname. Vafa, Vafo

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وفا (wafā), from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋə.fɑː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

وفا • (vafā) f (Hindi spelling वफ़ा)

1. faith, loyalty, fidelity

Derived terms

• وفا کرنا (vafā karnā)
• وفادار (vafādār)