فَائِتَةٌmissed

Example sentences

• ووقتُ الفائتة يكون بتذكّرها،

  The time for a missed prayer is when it is remembered.

  الْفَائِتَةِ — missed prayer. An active participle, 'the one that slipped away' — the missed prayer — feminine and in the -i form, owned in 'the time of the missed prayer.' Its 'time' is not a clock-hour but a moment defined next: remembering it.

  From: When Earth Replaces Water →

• ووقتُ الفائتةِ يثبتُ بتذكّرِها؛

  The time for a missed prayer is established upon remembering it.

  الْفَائِتَةِ — of the missed prayer. An active participle, 'the one that slipped away' — the missed prayer — feminine and in the -i form, owned in 'the time of the missed prayer.' Its 'time' is not a clock-hour but the moment defined next.

  From: Purification Without Water →