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وفا — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

wafā́
Pronunciation:Standard: /wafā́/
Noun (Feminine)plural: وفاګانېOrigin: Arabic → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

وفا (wafā́) is a Pashto n-f meaning “loyalty, faithfulness, constancy” in English او په اردو کې د «وفا، صداقت» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form وفاګانې, and 3 verified thesaurus relations.

Meanings4

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
loyalty, faithfulness, constancy
وفا، صداقت
Example in context:

هغه د خپل ملګری سره په وفا مشهور دی.

“He is famous for his loyalty to his friend.”

وہ اپنے دوست کے ساتھ وفاداری میں مشہور ہے۔

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2
faith[general_modern]
Example in context:

وفا د یوې پیاوړې اړیکې بنسټ دی.

“Loyalty is the foundation of a strong relationship.”

وفاداری ایک مضبوط رشتے کی بنیاد ہے۔

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3
fidelity[general_modern]
Example in context:

اصل به جفا ونکړی کم اصل به وفا

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4
[Classical] (from وفي ) Performing a promise, fulfilment, sincerity, fidelity, faithfulness. (E.) Sing. and[classical]
Page 1036 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Arabic
Example in context:

د بی وفا یاری د خره سورلی دی

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Proverbs (Mataloona)7 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چه د هلکه وفا غواړي لکه د خره چه کيميا غواړي ۔»

“Expecting loyalty from an inexperienced youth is like trying to extract alchemy from a donkey.”

نوجوان سے وفا مانگنا اور گدھے سے کیمیا مانگنا ایک برابر ہے ۔

Cultural context: Highlights the folly of expecting steadfastness or maturity from someone who is inherently immature or unreliable.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د دنیا څخه چه وفا غواړی لکه د مړو څخه خندا غواړی ۔»

“He who expects loyalty from the world is like one who expects laughter from the dead.”

جو اس دنیا سے وفا کا طالب ہے وہ ایسے ہی ہے جیسے کوئی مردوں سے ہنسی مانگتا ہو۔

Cultural context: Teaches detachment from worldly materialism and the transient nature of mortal life.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چه دهلکه وفا غواړی لکه دخره چه کیمیا غواړی ۔»

“Expecting loyalty from an immature child is like expecting alchemy from a donkey.”

نابالغ سے وفادار ی کی اُمید ایسے ہے جیسے گدھے سے کیمیا طلب کرنا۔

Cultural context: Uses vivid rural imagery to advise against placing trust or expecting reason where capacity does not exist.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«له نا اهله د وفا طمعه مه کړه؛ ګنده نل به نيشکر نه شي هرګز»

“Don't expect good faith from a low-born man; a hollow reed will never become sugarcane.”

کمینے سے وفا کی امید نہ رکھو، گھاس پھوس کبھی گننا نہیں بن سکتا۔

Cultural context: Draws on classical Pashto poetic wisdom to emphasize that an unworthy or ignoble person cannot display genuine loyalty.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«اصل به جفا ونکړي کم اصل به وفا»

“A person of noble origin will not commit cruelty, nor will a base person show loyalty.”

اصیل انسان کبھی ظلم نہیں کرتا اور کمینہ کبھی وفا نہیں کرتا۔

Cultural context: Emphasizes that one's foundational moral character dictates whether they will be loyal or deceitful.
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  • • اصل به جفا ونکړی کم اصل به وفا
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«اصل له خطا نشته کم اصل نه وفا نشته»

“The noble may make a mistake, but the base will never show loyalty.”

اصیل سے خطا ہو سکتی ہے مگر کم اصل سے وفا کی امید نہیں۔

Cultural context: Differentiates between accidental human error from good stock versus malicious treachery from unteworthy backgrounds.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«د بی وفا یاری د خره سورلی دي»

“Friendship with an unfaithful person is like riding a donkey.”

بے وفا کی دوستی گدھے کی سواری جیسی ہے۔

Cultural context: Warns against trusting disloyal individuals, equating their unreliability to an uncomfortable and degrading ride.
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  • • د بی وفا یاری د خره سورلی دی

Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)

Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data

Synonyms (هم‌مانا / مترادف لغتونه)3 synonyms
Antonyms (متضادات / ضد لغتونه)1 antonym

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-gāne)
وفاګانېwafā́-gāne
Obl Plural (-gāno)
وفاګانوwafā́-gāno

Examples from corpora10

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

هغه د خپل ملګری سره په وفا مشهور دی.

“He is famous for his loyalty to his friend.”

وہ اپنے دوست کے ساتھ وفاداری میں مشہور ہے۔

PashDict Unified Lexicon

وفا د یوې پیاوړې اړیکې بنسټ دی.

“Loyalty is the foundation of a strong relationship.”

وفاداری ایک مضبوط رشتے کی بنیاد ہے۔

Yousafzai Classical Proverbs & Wisdom Treasury

د مینې اؤ وفا په ذریعه ګناهونه وینځل کیږی، د مالک خدائ یره انسان د بدو کارونو نه بچ کوی

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Arabic

Arabic (Raverty 1860)

PashDict Sovereign 34-to-1 Unified LexiconVerified Trilingual Academic Edition · CC BY 4.0

Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword وفا (wafā́) functions as a n-f in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه