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مَوْعِد
appointment /ˈmaw.ʕid/
nounA1#503 most common
Also: date (rendezvous), appointed time, deadline
Example sentences
عِنْدِي مَوْعِدٌ غَدًا.
I have an appointment tomorrow.
مَتَى مَوْعِدُكَ مَعَ الطَّبِيبِ؟
When is your appointment with the doctor?
تَأَخَّرْتُ عَنِ الْمَوْعِدِ بِسَبَبِ الزِّحَامِ.
I was late for the appointment because of the traffic.
حَدَّدْنَا مَوْعِدًا جَدِيدًا لِلِاجْتِمَاعِ.
We set a new time for the meeting.
لَا تَنْسَ مَوْعِدَ تَسْلِيمِ الْمَشْرُوعِ.
Do not forget the project's submission deadline.
مَنْ يَحْتَرِمُ مَوَاعِيدَهُ يَكْسِبُ ثِقَةَ النَّاسِ.
Whoever respects their appointments earns people's trust.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَوْعِدٌ | مَوَاعِيدُ |
| Genitive | مَوْعِدٍ | مَوَاعِيدَ |
| Accusative | مَوْعِدًا | مَوَاعِيدَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَوْعِدُ | يَا مَوَاعِيدُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root و-ع-د (w-ʿ-d), the root of وَعَدَ, "to promise" or "to appoint." On the مَفْعِل pattern it forms a noun of time or place, so the literal sense is the promised time or place of meeting. From there it settles into the everyday meaning of a fixed appointment.
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