Arabic vocabulary
وَقْتِappointed time in Arabic
وَقْتِ is how you say “appointed time” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root و ق ت (w-q-t)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of وَقَتَ, used as a common noun for 'time')Pronounced waqt
Meaning of appointed time in Arabic
- a time; a space or period of time appointed or determined for something; a season — used mostly of past time, though sometimes of the future
- (figurative, rare) a measure of local distance, e.g. a mile — extended, non-temporal use noted by grammarians
وَقْت is the everyday word for 'time,' built on the verb وَقَتَ, 'to fix or delimit a period for an action.' It appears in the Qur'an of the times fixed for prayer (4:104, kitāban mawqūtā, 'a prescript timed [for its seasons]') and of the messengers being gathered at their appointed time (77:11). Some grammarians distinguish it from مِيقَات: waqt names time in the abstract, while mīqāt is time (or a place) set specifically for performing an action, such as the pilgrim's entry point for iḥrām.
Words from the same root
- وَقَتَto determine, define, or fix a time for something (verb, form I)
- وَقَّتَto appoint a particular time for doing a thing (verb, form II)
- وَاقَتَto make an appointment with someone for a set time (verb, form III)
- مَوْقِتٌthe appointment of a time (or place) for an event, as in 'the day of the mawqit' meaning the Day of Resurrection
- مِيقَاتٌan appointed time; also a place appointed for a rite, e.g. the mīqāt of ḥajj where pilgrims enter the state of iḥrām
- مَوْقُوتٌfixed, determined, or limited as to time (passive participle); said of prayer prescribed at set times
- مُوَقَّتٌfixed, appointed as to time (synonym of mawqūt)
Common questions
- How do you say "appointed time" in Arabic?
- وَقْت (waqt) — from the root و-ق-ت, 'to fix or determine a time.'
- What is the difference between waqt and mīqāt?
- Waqt is the general word for a time or period appointed for an affair, while mīqāt more specifically means a time — or place — set for a particular action, such as the mīqāt of ḥajj where pilgrims enter iḥrām.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَخَافَ فَوْتَ الصَّلَاةِ أَوِ الْوَقْتِ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ عَدُوُّهُ مِنْهُ مَا شَاءَ
He feared missing the prayer or its appointed time, and his enemy did not attain from him what he wanted.
الْوَقْتِ — the appointed time. A definite noun 'the (appointed) time', the second option after 'or', so it shares the object role with 'the prayer'. Its al- marks the prescribed time of that prayer. With 'or' before it, it completes 'the prayer or its time'.
From: Choosing Good Companions →إِلَى وَقْتِ طُوفَانِ نُوحِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
until the time of the Flood of Noah, peace be upon him.
وَقْتِ — time of. A noun ('time') heading an 'of' pairing ('time OF...'), sitting in the genitive ending under the preceding 'until'. It drops its own 'al-' and draws definiteness from the chain that follows, naming the moment the time-limit reaches.
From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →
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