وقت

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See also: وفت

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وقت (waqtm

  1. time

Descendants

  • Kabyle: lweqt

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و ق ت (w-q-t), suggested to be borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (to divide, distribute, allot).

Pronunciation

Verb

وَقَتَ (waqata) I, non-past يَقِتُ‎ (yaqitu)

  1. to determine, define, or place a limit on a thing especially time
  2. to fix boundaries of duration, to set or appoint a time for something to occur especially the falling due of an obligation
Conjugation

Noun

وَقْت (waqtm (plural أَوْقَات (ʔawqāt))

  1. verbal noun of وَقَتَ (waqata) (form I)
  2. time (as an abstract concept)
  3. period of time, time span
  4. moment, instant
Declension
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2
  2. ^ Wehr, Hans (1979) “وقت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

وَقَّتَ (waqqata) II, non-past يُوَقِّتُ‎ (yuwaqqitu)

  1. to set a time, to appoint a time, to fix a time, to schedule
  2. to time
  3. to set a time limit
Conjugation
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

وَقَتْ (waqat) (form I)

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of وَقَى (waqā)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وقت (waʾtm (plural أوقات (ʾawʾāt))

  1. time

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ق ت
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

Noun

وقت (wagtm (plural أوقات (ʔawgāt))

  1. time (as an abstract concept)
  2. period of time, time span
  3. moment, instant

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَقَّتَ (waqqata).

Pronunciation

Verb

وَقَّت (waggat) II (non-past يِوَقِّت (yiwaggit))

  1. to set a time, to appoint a time, to fix a time, to schedule
  2. to time
  3. to set a time limit
Conjugation
    Conjugation of وقت (waggat)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وقتت (waggatt) وقتت (waggatt) وقت (waggat) وقتنا (waggatna) وقتتوا (waggattu) وقتوا (waggatu)
f وقتتي (waggatti) وقتت (waggatat)
non-past m أوقت (ʔawaggit) توقت (tiwaggit) يوقت (yiwaggit) نوقت (niwaggit) توقتوا (tiwaggitu) يوقتوا (yiwaggitu)
f توقتي (tiwaggiti) توقت (tiwaggit)
imperative m وقت (waggit) وقتوا (waggitu)
f وقتي (waggiti)

Khalaj

Noun

وَقت (vaqt) (definite accusative وَقتؽ, plural وَقتلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of vaqt (time)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وقت (vakıt)

  1. time
  2. hour

Descendants

Persian

Alternative forms

  • وخت (vaxt) (conversational)

Etymology

Probably from Arabic وَقْت (waqt), itself suggested to be borrowed by Arabic from Iranic, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (to divide, distribute, allot).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? waqt
Dari reading? waqt
Iranian reading? vağt
Tajik reading? vaqt

Noun

Dari وقت
Iranian Persian
Tajik вақт

وقت (vaqt) (plural وقت‌ها (vaqt-hâ) or اوقات (owqât))

  1. time
    برای خواندن همه این کتاب‌ها وقت ندارم.
    Barấ-ye xândán-e hamé-ye in ketâb-hấ vaqt nádâram.
    I don't have time to read all of these books.
  2. hour

Derived terms

Related terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ق ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

Noun

وقت (waʔtm (plural أوقات (ʔawʔāt))

  1. time

See also

  • زمان (zamān, time, era)
  • مرّة (marra, time, instance)
  • فترة (fatra, period of time, while)
  • مدّة (mudde, period of time, while)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وقت (vaqtm (formal plural اوقات (oqāt), Hindi spelling वक़्त)

  1. time
  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2