Vaqif

Gender Masculine
Usage Azerbaijani
Pronounced Pron. /vɑ.ˈɡif/  [key·simplify]
Note In Azerbaijani this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as VAQİF in uppercase and vaqif in lowercase.

Meaning & History

From Persian واقف (vāqef) meaning "informed, knowledgeable, aware", a derivative of Arabic وقف (waqafa) meaning "to stop, to inquire" [1]. This was the pen name of Molla Pənah, an 18th-century Azerbaijani poet and statesman.

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Categories

actions, intelligence, isograms, watchful, wisdom

Sources & References

  1. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 1278.
Entry added May 30, 2025