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وَقْت
time /ˈwaqt/
nounA1#52 most common
Also: moment, period of time, while
Example sentences
هل عندك وقت؟
Do you have time?
ليس لديّ وقت اليوم.
I don't have time today.
نحتاج إلى وقتٍ أطول لإنهاء هذا العمل.
We need more time to finish this work.
مرّ الوقت بسرعة بينما كنّا نتحدث.
Time passed quickly while we were talking.
في أوقات الأزمات، ينبغي أن نتعاون جميعاً لتجاوز الصعاب.
In times of crisis, we should all cooperate to overcome the hardships.
الوقتُ كالسيفِ إن لم تقطعْه قطعَك.
Time is like a sword: if you do not cut it, it cuts you.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَقْتٌ | أَوْقَاتٌ |
| Genitive | وَقْتٍ | أَوْقَاتٍ |
| Accusative | وَقْتًا | أَوْقَاتًا |
| Vocative | يا وَقْتُ | يا أَوْقَاتُ |
Word family
مِيقَاتappointed time or place
تَوْقِيتtiming, timekeepingوَقَّتَto fix a time for, to schedule
مُؤَقَّتtemporary
مَوْقُوتtimed, set to a fixed time
Etymology
وَقْت derives from the Semitic triliteral root و-ق-ت (w-q-t), which conveys the notion of an appointed or allotted span. From the same root spring مِيقَات (an appointed time or place) and تَوْقِيت (timing, timekeeping). It is the ordinary Arabic word for 'time' in the sense of duration, a moment, or an occasion.
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