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فَوات
lapse (of time or opportunity); missing something before it is too late /faˈwaːt/
nounB2#4277 most common
Also: expiry (of a deadline), missing (a chance), passing (of time)
Example sentences
أسرع قبل فوات الأوان!
Hurry up before it's too late!
علينا الاتصال به قبل فوات الوقت.
We must call him before time runs out.
قدّم طلبك حالًا تجنبًا لفوات الموعد النهائي.
Submit your application right away to avoid missing the deadline.
خشيتُ فواتَ الفرصة فسارعتُ إلى التوقيع على العقد.
I feared missing the opportunity, so I rushed to sign the contract.
يُعَدُّ فواتُ الأوان في القضايا الطبية الطارئة سببًا رئيسيًا لتفاقم الحالة.
The lapse of the critical window in medical emergencies is a major cause of the condition worsening.
يحذر الخبراء الاقتصاديون من أن فوات فرصة الإصلاح الهيكلي قد يكلف الدولة عقودًا من التنمية الضائعة.
Economic experts warn that missing the chance for structural reform could cost the country decades of lost development.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَوَاتٌ | |
| Genitive | فَوَاتٍ | |
| Accusative | فَوَاتًا | |
| Vocative | يا فَوَاتُ |
Word family
فاتَto pass by, elapse, be missed
يفوتpasses by, elapses (present)
فائتpast, bygone, elapsed
تفاوتto vary, differ
فوتloss, miss (alternate verbal noun)
Etymology
فَوات is the verbal noun (masdar) of the hollow verb فاتَ, يَفوتُ, meaning to pass by, elapse, or slip away unnoticed. It follows the فَعال pattern common for masdars of hollow roots built on a weak middle radical و. The word belongs to Arabic's native Semitic root system and has no connection to Indo-European vocabulary.
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