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WAKIF
Wa"kif (wä"kif), n. [Ar. waqif.] (Moham. Law)
Definition: The person creating a wakf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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