"وفا" meaning in Persian

See وفا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [wa.ˈfɑː] [Classical-Persian], [wä.fɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [wä.fɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [wä.fɑ́ː] [Kabuli], [wä.fɔ́ː] (note: Hazaragi), [væ.fɒ́ː] [Iran, formal], [vä.fɔ́] [Tajik, formal] Forms: vafâ [romanization]
Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic وَفَى (wafā) Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor. Persian وفا Borrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ). Etymology templates: {{etymon|fa|bor|ar>وَفَاء>loyalty|id=loyalty|text=+|tree=++}} Etymology tree Arabic وَفَى (wafā) Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor. Persian وفا Borrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ). Head templates: {{head|fa|proper noun|||||head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|id=|tr=vafâ|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=}} وفا • (vafâ), {{fa-proper noun|tr=vafâ}} وفا • (vafâ)
  1. a surname, Vafa or Vafo
    Sense id: en-وفا-fa-name-uO6rcnHl Categories (other): Persian surnames, Persian entries with etymology texts, Persian entries with etymology trees, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with etymology texts: 88 12 Disambiguation of Persian entries with etymology trees: 95 5 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 95 5

Noun

IPA: [wa.ˈfɑː] [Classical-Persian], [wä.fɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [wä.fɑ́ː] [Dari, formal], [wä.fɑ́ː] [Kabuli], [wä.fɔ́ː] (note: Hazaragi), [væ.fɒ́ː] [Iran, formal], [vä.fɔ́] [Tajik, formal] Forms: vafâ [romanization]
Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic وَفَى (wafā) Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor. Persian وفا Borrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ). Etymology templates: {{etymon|fa|bor|ar>وَفَاء>loyalty|id=loyalty|text=+|tree=++}} Etymology tree Arabic وَفَى (wafā) Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor. Persian وفا Borrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ). Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=vafâ|tr2=|tr3=}} وفا • (vafâ), {{fa-noun|tr=vafâ}} وفا • (vafâ)
  1. loyalty; fidelity; constance Synonyms: وفاداری, صداقت Derived forms: بیوَفا (bi-vafâ)
    Sense id: en-وفا-fa-noun-XxF-ayxQ
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "वफ़ा"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: वफ़ा (vafā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: वफ़ा (vafā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "وَفَا"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: وَفَا (vafā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: وَفَا (vafā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "ar>وَفَاء>loyalty",
        "id": "loyalty",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vafâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "vafâ",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "vafâ"
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "bi-vafâ",
          "word": "بیوَفا"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "One cannot speak of any blemish in your charms, save this much; neither affection nor constancy is there on your beautiful face.",
          "ref": "c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 4”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:",
          "roman": "joz in qadar na-tavân goft dar jamâl-e to 'eyb\nke vaz'-e mehr o vafâ nist ru-ye zibâ râ",
          "text": "خز این قدر نتوان گفت در جمال تو عیب\nکه وضع مهر وفا نیست روی زیبا را",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loyalty; fidelity; constance"
      ],
      "id": "en-وفا-fa-noun-XxF-ayxQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "loyalty",
          "loyalty"
        ],
        [
          "fidelity",
          "fidelity"
        ],
        [
          "constance",
          "constance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "وفاداری"
        },
        {
          "word": "صداقت"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wa.ˈfɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[væ.fɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vä.fɔ́]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "وفا"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "ar>وَفَاء>loyalty",
        "id": "loyalty",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vafâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "id": "",
        "tr": "vafâ",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "vafâ"
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "fa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with etymology texts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with etymology trees",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname, Vafa or Vafo"
      ],
      "id": "en-وفا-fa-name-uO6rcnHl",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Vafa",
          "Vafa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Vafo",
          "Vafo#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wa.ˈfɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[væ.fɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vä.fɔ́]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "وفا"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with etymology texts",
    "Persian entries with etymology trees",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian proper nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bi-vafâ",
      "word": "بیوَفا"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "वफ़ा"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: वफ़ा (vafā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: वफ़ा (vafā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "وَفَا"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: وَفَا (vafā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: وَفَا (vafā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "ar>وَفَاء>loyalty",
        "id": "loyalty",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vafâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "vafâ",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "vafâ"
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "One cannot speak of any blemish in your charms, save this much; neither affection nor constancy is there on your beautiful face.",
          "ref": "c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 4”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:",
          "roman": "joz in qadar na-tavân goft dar jamâl-e to 'eyb\nke vaz'-e mehr o vafâ nist ru-ye zibâ râ",
          "text": "خز این قدر نتوان گفت در جمال تو عیب\nکه وضع مهر وفا نیست روی زیبا را",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loyalty; fidelity; constance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loyalty",
          "loyalty"
        ],
        [
          "fidelity",
          "fidelity"
        ],
        [
          "constance",
          "constance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "وفاداری"
        },
        {
          "word": "صداقت"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wa.ˈfɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[væ.fɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vä.fɔ́]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "وفا"
}

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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with etymology texts",
    "Persian entries with etymology trees",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian proper nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "ar>وَفَاء>loyalty",
        "id": "loyalty",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nArabic وَفَى (wafā)\nArabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)bor.\nPersian وفا\nBorrowed from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vafâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "id": "",
        "tr": "vafâ",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "vafâ"
      },
      "expansion": "وفا • (vafâ)",
      "name": "fa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname, Vafa or Vafo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Vafa",
          "Vafa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Vafo",
          "Vafo#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wa.ˈfɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɑ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.fɔ́ː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[væ.fɒ́ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vä.fɔ́]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "وفا"
}

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