wakfu

How to say it

Meaning

Property or money set aside for good works, and the foundation that manages it; in church, kuweka wakfu is to consecrate a person or a building to God.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in the plural. Wakfu wa elimu is an education foundation. Kuweka wakfu kanisa is to consecrate a church, and askofu aliwekwa wakfu, the bishop was consecrated.

Examples

• Wakfu huu unasaidia wanafunzi maskini kulipa ada.This foundation helps poor students pay their fees.
• Kanisa jipya litawekwa wakfu Jumapili ijayo.The new church will be consecrated next Sunday.
• Aliacha shamba lake kama wakfu kwa ajili ya msikiti.He left his farm as an endowment for the mosque.