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waz̤īfa (for A. وظیفة waz̤īfat, v.n. of the measure fa`īlat, fr. وظف 'to follow,' etc.), s.m. A pension, stipend, salary, pay or allowance (of a soldier, etc.); an exhibition, a scholarship;—allowance of provisions, commons (by the day, month, or year);—land bestowed in gift (for past services);—anything stipulated or agreed upon;—a task, daily performance; religious duty, daily worship (of a Muḥammadan);—employment, post, office;—use, purpose:—waz̤īfa paṛhnā, To read or repeat (one's) daily prayers:—waz̤īfa-ḵẖẉur, or waz̤īfa-ḵẖẉār, or waz̤īfa-dār, s.m. A pensioner; stipendiary;—an exhibitioner, a scholar, scholarship-holder:—waz̤īfa-ě-sālāna, s.m. Yearly allowance; an annuity.
Origin: Persian