waqf /wəkf, , wəkf 
, vəkf, vəkf / ▸ noun (plural same)
an endowment made by a Muslim to a religious, educational, or charitable cause. – ORIGIN from Arabic, literally ‘stoppage, immobilization (of ownership of property)’, from waqafa ‘come to a standstill’.
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