Arabic vocabulary
أَوْقَات is how you say “times” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
ويصحّ للتطوعات غير المؤقّتة في سائر الأوقات غير أوقات الكراهة
It is valid for non-timed voluntary prayers at all times except the disliked times.
الْأَوْقَاتِ — times. A broken plural, 'the times,' owned in 'all the times,' in the -i form. The whole sweep of the day is allowed — until the exception ('except the disliked times') narrows it.
From: When Earth Replaces Water →ويصحّ للتطوعات غير المؤقّتة في سائر الأوقات غير أوقات الكراهة
It is valid for non-timed voluntary prayers at all times except the disliked times.
أَوْقَاتِ — times. 'the times of,' in the -i form, heading an 'of' pair with 'dislike': the disliked times. These are the hours subtracted from the general permission — the moments when prayer is discouraged.
From: When Earth Replaces Water →OpenArabic teaches words like أَوْقَات through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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