Appendix:South Levantine Arabic roots/و ق ف

South Levantine Arabic

Root

و ق ف • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to stopping or standing

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form I: وقف (wiʕif, “to stop; to be standing”)
  • Noun Form: وقف (waʔf, “stop, halt”)
  • Noun Form: وقوف (wuqūf, “stopping, parking”)
  • Active Participle: واقف (wāʔef, “stopped; standing”)
• Form II: وقّف (waʕʕaf, “to stop something; to stand up”)
• Form V: توقّف (twaʕʕaf, “to be stopped; to depend”)

Nouns

• موقف (mawʕaf, mawqaf, “position, stance; bus stop, parking spot”)