وظيفة

See also: وظیفه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ظ ف‎ (w-ẓ-f). See also تَوْظِيف‏‎‎ (tawẓīf)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.ðˁiː.fa/
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Noun

وَظِيفَة • (waẓīfa) f (plural وَظَائِف‎ (waẓāʾif) or وُظُف‎ (wuẓuf))

job, profession, occupation
employment
(general, mathematics, computing) function
daily ration of food
pay, salary, pension
office, dignity
task, duty
aim
business
agreement

Declension

Declension of noun وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَظِيفَة waẓīfa	الْوَظِيفَة‎ al-waẓīfa	وَظِيفَة waẓīfat
Nominative	وَظِيفَةٌ waẓīfatun	الْوَظِيفَةُ‎ al-waẓīfatu	وَظِيفَةُ waẓīfatu
Accusative	وَظِيفَةً waẓīfatan	الْوَظِيفَةَ‎ al-waẓīfata	وَظِيفَةَ waẓīfata
Genitive	وَظِيفَةٍ waẓīfatin	الْوَظِيفَةِ‎ al-waẓīfati	وَظِيفَةِ waẓīfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَظِيفَتَيْن‎ waẓīfatayn	الْوَظِيفَتَيْن‎ al-waẓīfatayn	وَظِيفَتَيْ‎ waẓīfatay
Nominative	وَظِيفَتَانِ‎ waẓīfatāni	الْوَظِيفَتَانِ‎ al-waẓīfatāni	وَظِيفَتَا‎ waẓīfatā
Accusative	وَظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ waẓīfatayni	الْوَظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ al-waẓīfatayni	وَظِيفَتَيْ‎ waẓīfatay
Genitive	وَظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ waẓīfatayni	الْوَظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ al-waẓīfatayni	وَظِيفَتَيْ‎ waẓīfatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَظَائِف‎‎; وُظُف‎ waẓāʾif‎; wuẓuf	الْوَظَائِف‎‎; الْوُظُف‎ al-waẓāʾif‎; al-wuẓuf	وَظَائِف‎‎; وُظُف‎ waẓāʾif‎; wuẓuf
Nominative	وَظَائِفُ‎‎; وُظُفٌ‎ waẓāʾifu‎; wuẓufun	الْوَظَائِفُ‎‎; الْوُظُفُ‎ al-waẓāʾifu‎; al-wuẓufu	وَظَائِفُ‎‎; وُظُفُ‎ waẓāʾifu‎; wuẓufu
Accusative	وَظَائِفَ‎‎; وُظُفًا‎ waẓāʾifa‎; wuẓufan	الْوَظَائِفَ‎‎; الْوُظُفَ‎ al-waẓāʾifa‎; al-wuẓufa	وَظَائِفَ‎‎; وُظُفَ‎ waẓāʾifa‎; wuẓufa
Genitive	وَظَائِفَ‎‎; وُظُفٍ‎ waẓāʾifa‎; wuẓufin	الْوَظَائِفِ‎‎; الْوُظُفِ‎ al-waẓāʾifi‎; al-wuẓufi	وَظَائِفِ‎‎; وُظُفِ‎ waẓāʾifi‎; wuẓufi

Descendants

Azerbaijani: vəzifə
Bashkir: вазифа (vazifa)
Crimean Tatar: vazife
Kyrgyz: вазифа (vazifa)
Tajik: вазифа (vazifa)
Turkish: vazife
Uzbek: vazifa

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وظيفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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