Arabic vocabulary
دَقِيقَةٌminute
How to say “minute” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
اجعل ليلك ميزانًا لنهارك ثلاث دقائق للمحاسبة، دقيقة للاستغفار، ودقيقة لوعدٍ واضح تتعامل معه كعهد
Make your night a scale for your day: three minutes for accountability, one minute for seeking forgiveness, and one minute for a clear promise you treat as a covenant.
دَقَائِقَ — minutes. 'daqa'iq' = 'minutes' (plural); the counted word after 'three', so 'three minutes'.
From: On Sincerity →اجعل ليلك ميزانًا لنهارك ثلاث دقائق للمحاسبة، دقيقة للاستغفار، ودقيقة لوعدٍ واضح تتعامل معه كعهد
Make your night a scale for your day: three minutes for accountability, one minute for seeking forgiveness, and one minute for a clear promise you treat as a covenant.
دَقِيقَةٌ — one minute. 'daqiqa' = 'minute'. No 'al-', so 'a minute'.
From: On Sincerity →اجعل ليلك ميزانًا لنهارك ثلاث دقائق للمحاسبة، دقيقة للاستغفار، ودقيقة لوعدٍ واضح تتعامل معه كعهد
Make your night a scale for your day: three minutes for accountability, one minute for seeking forgiveness, and one minute for a clear promise you treat as a covenant.
وَدَقِيقَةٌ — and one minute. 'wa-' = 'and'; 'daqiqa' = 'minute', so 'and a minute'.
From: On Sincerity →
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