Arabic vocabulary
وَقْتٌtime in Arabic
وَقْتٌ is how you say “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)nounPronounced waqt
Meaning of time in Arabic
- time; a period or span of time appointed for some affair; a season — used mostly of past time, though also applied to the future; plural أَوْقَاتٌ (awqāt)
- (tropical use) a measure of spatial extension, e.g. a mile — a figurative extension recorded by grammarians (Sb.), distinct from the temporal sense
Waqt denotes time in an absolute sense, while some grammarians distinguish it from mīqāt, which specifically means a time (or place) appointed for the performance of an action. The word appears in a Qur'anic description of prayer as a mawqūt duty, i.e. bound to its prescribed times.
Words from the same root
- وَقَتَto determine, define, or fix the time of a thing (form I)
- وَقَّتَto assign or appoint a particular time for a thing (form II)
- وَاقَتَto make an appointment with someone for a set time (form III)
- مَوْقِتٌan appointed time of an event, e.g. the Day of Resurrection
- مِيقَاتٌan appointed time; also a place set for a particular act, e.g. where pilgrims enter iḥrām
- مَوْقُوتٌdetermined, defined, or fixed as to time; timed, prescribed
- مُوَقَّتٌtimed, fixed as to its appointed time (synonym of mawqūt)
Common questions
- How do you say "time" in Arabic?
- وَقْتٌ (waqt).
- What is the plural of وَقْتٌ؟
- أَوْقَاتٌ (awqāt).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وخمول الذّكر وإضاعة الْوَقْت ونفرة الْخلق
Fading of reputation, waste of time, and people's aversion.
الْوَقْتِ — of time. al- = 'the'; completes the 'of…' phrase: 'of time'.
From: Returning to God →والابتلاء بقرناء السوء الَّذين يفسدون الْقلب ويضيعون الْوَقْت
And the trial of bad companions who corrupt the heart and waste time.
الْوَقْتَ — time. al- = 'the'; the object of 'waste': 'time' (object form).
From: Returning to God →وانقضى زمان الدلال وفات وقت النشوز،
The time of indulgence has ended, and the moments of rebellion have passed.
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