وفا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

(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


Iranian Persian	وفا
Dari	وفا
Tajik	вафо

وفا • (vafâ)

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)

a surname. Vafa, Vafo

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋə.fɑː/
Audio (PK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

وفا • (vafā) f (Hindi spelling वफ़ा)

faith, loyalty, fidelity

Derived terms

وفا کرنا (vafā karnā)
وفادار (vafādār)

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