وظيفة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.ðˤiː.fa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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وَظِيفَة (waẓīfaf (plural وَظَائِف (waẓāʔif) or وُظُف (wuẓuf))

  1. job, profession, occupation
    هَلْ تَبْحَثُ عَن وَظِيفَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ؟
    hal tabḥaṯu ʕan waẓīfatin jadīdatin?
    Are you looking for a new job?
  2. employment
  3. (general, mathematics, computing) function
  4. daily ration of food
  5. pay, salary, pension
  6. office, dignity
  7. task, duty
  8. aim
  9. business
  10. agreement
  11. (Islam, Sufism) regimen of remembrance, daily assignment of reflection, daily devotions, especially contemplation on a Divine characteristic to make it a more intimate part of one's daily life

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.zˤiː.fe/, [wɑˈzˤiː.fe]
  • IPA(key): /wa.zˤiː.fa/, [wɑˈzˤiː.fa]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Noun

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وظيفة (waẓīfef (plural وظايف (waẓāyef))

  1. post, position, job
  2. homework