وقت

See also: وفت

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وقت (waqt) m

time

Descendants

→ Kabyle: lweqt

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ق ت (w q t)
9 terms

Possibly, via dissimilation of emphatic consonants, from the root و ق ط (w-q-ṭ), akin to rare Classical Arabic وَقْط (waqṭ) & وَقِيطَة (waqīṭa) “hollow in a rock or mountain where rainwater collects”, dialectal Yemeni Arabic وَقَّطَ (waqqaṭa) “to cut down, break off stones”, Minaean 𐩥𐩤𐩷 (wqṭ, “cavity”), Sabaean 𐩥𐩤𐩷 (wqṭ), 𐩺𐩤𐩷 (yqṭ, “to dig up, excavate; to hollow out”), Dadanitic 𐪅𐪄𐪗 (wqṭ, “to inscribe, write”); all of these ultimately from the same biliteral Proto-Semitic root *q-ṭ emblematically represented by Arabic قَطَّ (qaṭṭa) “to cut, to carve”. The “time” sense would develop from a more original meaning of “hollow”, then “gap”, interpreted figuratively as “period or gap of time”—cf. وَقْت (waqt) in the rarely attested sense of “A space, or measure, of local extension”, perhaps a remnant of the would-be original non-temporal meaning.

Alternatively, suggested to be borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás (“distributed, allotted; lot, share”),^[1] although this etymology has some difficulties on phonological, semantic, and geographical grounds. If correct, that makes it a doublet of بَخْت (baḵt, “luck”) which was borrowed later. Compare other supposedly borrowed time terms: زَمَن (zaman), سَاعَة (sāʕa), عَام (ʕām), سَوْفَ (sawfa), أَوَان (ʔawān), إِبَّان (ʔibbān).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waqt/
- (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /waʔt/
- (Gulf) IPA^(key): /wakt/
- (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /waɡt/
- (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /waqt/
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Noun

وَقْت • (waqt) m (plural أَوْقَات (ʔawqāt))

verbal noun of وَقَتَ (waqata) (form I)
time (as an abstract concept)
period of time, time span
moment, instant

Declension

Declension of noun وَقْت (waqt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَقْت waqt	الْوَقْت al-waqt	وَقْت waqt
Nominative	وَقْتٌ waqtun	الْوَقْتُ al-waqtu	وَقْتُ waqtu
Accusative	وَقْتًا waqtan	الْوَقْتَ al-waqta	وَقْتَ waqta
Genitive	وَقْتٍ waqtin	الْوَقْتِ al-waqti	وَقْتِ waqti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَقْتَيْن waqtayn	الْوَقْتَيْن al-waqtayn	وَقْتَيْ waqtay
Nominative	وَقْتَانِ waqtāni	الْوَقْتَانِ al-waqtāni	وَقْتَا waqtā
Accusative	وَقْتَيْنِ waqtayni	الْوَقْتَيْنِ al-waqtayni	وَقْتَيْ waqtay
Genitive	وَقْتَيْنِ waqtayni	الْوَقْتَيْنِ al-waqtayni	وَقْتَيْ waqtay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْقَات ʔawqāt	الْأَوْقَات al-ʔawqāt	أَوْقَات ʔawqāt
Nominative	أَوْقَاتٌ ʔawqātun	الْأَوْقَاتُ al-ʔawqātu	أَوْقَاتُ ʔawqātu
Accusative	أَوْقَاتًا ʔawqātan	الْأَوْقَاتَ al-ʔawqāta	أَوْقَاتَ ʔawqāta
Genitive	أَوْقَاتٍ ʔawqātin	الْأَوْقَاتِ al-ʔawqāti	أَوْقَاتِ ʔawqāti

Descendants

Chadian Arabic: وكت (wakit)
Egyptian Arabic: وقت (waʔt)
Gulf Arabic: وكت (wəkt)
Hijazi Arabic: وقت (wagt)
Maltese: waqt
Moroccan Arabic: وقت (waqt)
→ Adyghe: уахътэ (waχtɛ)
→ Argobba: ወቅት
→ Amharic: ወቅት (wäḳt)
→ Azerbaijani: vaxt
→ Bashkir: ваҡыт (vaqıt)
→ Bengali: ওক্ত (ōkto), ওয়াক্ত (ōẇakto)
→ Chuvash: вӑхӑт (văh̬ăt)
→ Crimean Tatar: vaqıt
→ Farefare: wakatɛ
→ Gagauz: vakıt
→ Ge'ez: ወቃት (wäḳat)
→ Gurage: ወቅት
→ Harari: ወቅቲ (wäḳti)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: वक़्त (vaqt)

Urdu: وقت (vaqt)
→ Kanuri: lóktù
- → Hausa: lōkàcī
→ Karakalpak: waqıt
→ Kazakh: уақыт (uaqyt)
→ Khalaj: vaqt
→ Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: وەخت (wext)

Laki: ڤەخت (vext)

Northern Kurdish: wext

Southern Kurdish: وەخت (wext)
→ Kyrgyz: убакыт (ubakıt), убакты (ubaktı)
→ Pévé: wůxıþs
→ Lishana Deni: ועדא (waʕda)
→ Lithuanian: voktas
→ Madurese: bâkto
→ Malay: waktu
- Indonesian: waktu
- → Ternate: waktu
→ Maore Comorian: wakati
→ Maranao: wakto
→ Ottoman Turkish: وقت (vakıt)
- Turkish: vakit
- → Albanian: vakt
- → Armenian: վախտ (vaxt)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: вакат
  Latin script: vakat
→ Pashto: وخت (waxt)
→ Persian: وقت (vaqt)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਵਕਤ (vakat)

Shahmukhi script: وقت (vaqt)
→ Somali: waqti, wakhti
→ Sundanese: waktu, waktos
→ Swahili: wakati
→ Tajik: вақт (vaqt)
→ Tausug: waktu
→ Tatar: вакыт (waqıt)
→ Tigre: ውቀት (wəḳät), ዉቀት (wuḳät), ወቀት (wäḳät), አልውቀት (ʾälwəḳät), ወክት (wäkt), ወክድ (wäkd)
→ Turkmen: wagt
→ Uyghur: ۋاقت (waqt)
→ Uzbek: vaqt
→ Wolof: waxtu
→ Yoruba: wákàtí
→ Zazaki: wext

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waq.qa.ta/

Verb

وَقَتَ • (waqata) I (non-past يَقِتُ (yaqitu), verbal noun وَقْت (waqt))^[2]

to determine, define, or place a limit on a thing especially time
to fix boundaries of duration, to set or appoint a time for something to occur especially the falling due of an obligation

Conjugation

Conjugation of وَقَتَ (I, assimilated, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun وَقْت)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					وَقْت waqt
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					وَاقِت wāqit
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَوْقُوت mawqūt
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَقَتُّ waqattu	وَقَتَّ waqatta	وَقَتَ waqata	وَقَتُّمَا waqattumā	وَقَتَا waqatā	وَقَتْنَا waqatnā	وَقَتُّمْ waqattum	وَقَتُوا waqatū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وَقَتُّ waqattu	وَقَتِّ waqatti	وَقَتَتْ waqatat	وَقَتُّمَا waqattumā	وَقَتَتَا waqatatā	وَقَتْنَا waqatnā	وَقَتُّنَّ waqattunna	وَقَتْنَ waqatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقِتُ ʔaqitu	تَقِتُ taqitu	يَقِتُ yaqitu	تَقِتَانِ taqitāni	يَقِتَانِ yaqitāni	نَقِتُ naqitu	تَقِتُونَ taqitūna	يَقِتُونَ yaqitūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَقِتُ ʔaqitu	تَقِتِينَ taqitīna	تَقِتُ taqitu	تَقِتَانِ taqitāni	تَقِتَانِ taqitāni	نَقِتُ naqitu	تَقِتْنَ taqitna	يَقِتْنَ yaqitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقِتَ ʔaqita	تَقِتَ taqita	يَقِتَ yaqita	تَقِتَا taqitā	يَقِتَا yaqitā	نَقِتَ naqita	تَقِتُوا taqitū	يَقِتُوا yaqitū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَقِتَ ʔaqita	تَقِتِي taqitī	تَقِتَ taqita	تَقِتَا taqitā	تَقِتَا taqitā	نَقِتَ naqita	تَقِتْنَ taqitna	يَقِتْنَ yaqitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقِتْ ʔaqit	تَقِتْ taqit	يَقِتْ yaqit	تَقِتَا taqitā	يَقِتَا yaqitā	نَقِتْ naqit	تَقِتُوا taqitū	يَقِتُوا yaqitū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَقِتْ ʔaqit	تَقِتِي taqitī	تَقِتْ taqit	تَقِتَا taqitā	تَقِتَا taqitā	نَقِتْ naqit	تَقِتْنَ taqitna	يَقِتْنَ yaqitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قِتْ qit		قِتَا qitā			قِتُوا qitū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		قِتِي qitī		قِتَا qitā			قِتْنَ qitna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُقِتُّ wuqittu	وُقِتَّ wuqitta	وُقِتَ wuqita	وُقِتُّمَا wuqittumā	وُقِتَا wuqitā	وُقِتْنَا wuqitnā	وُقِتُّمْ wuqittum	وُقِتُوا wuqitū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وُقِتُّ wuqittu	وُقِتِّ wuqitti	وُقِتَتْ wuqitat	وُقِتُّمَا wuqittumā	وُقِتَتَا wuqitatā	وُقِتْنَا wuqitnā	وُقِتُّنَّ wuqittunna	وُقِتْنَ wuqitna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوقَتُ ʔūqatu	تُوقَتُ tūqatu	يُوقَتُ yūqatu	تُوقَتَانِ tūqatāni	يُوقَتَانِ yūqatāni	نُوقَتُ nūqatu	تُوقَتُونَ tūqatūna	يُوقَتُونَ yūqatūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوقَتُ ʔūqatu	تُوقَتِينَ tūqatīna	تُوقَتُ tūqatu	تُوقَتَانِ tūqatāni	تُوقَتَانِ tūqatāni	نُوقَتُ nūqatu	تُوقَتْنَ tūqatna	يُوقَتْنَ yūqatna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوقَتَ ʔūqata	تُوقَتَ tūqata	يُوقَتَ yūqata	تُوقَتَا tūqatā	يُوقَتَا yūqatā	نُوقَتَ nūqata	تُوقَتُوا tūqatū	يُوقَتُوا yūqatū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوقَتَ ʔūqata	تُوقَتِي tūqatī	تُوقَتَ tūqata	تُوقَتَا tūqatā	تُوقَتَا tūqatā	نُوقَتَ nūqata	تُوقَتْنَ tūqatna	يُوقَتْنَ yūqatna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوقَتْ ʔūqat	تُوقَتْ tūqat	يُوقَتْ yūqat	تُوقَتَا tūqatā	يُوقَتَا yūqatā	نُوقَتْ nūqat	تُوقَتُوا tūqatū	يُوقَتُوا yūqatū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوقَتْ ʔūqat	تُوقَتِي tūqatī	تُوقَتْ tūqat	تُوقَتَا tūqatā	تُوقَتَا tūqatā	نُوقَتْ nūqat	تُوقَتْنَ tūqatna	يُوقَتْنَ yūqatna

Verb

وَقَّتَ • (waqqata) II (non-past يُوَقِّتُ (yuwaqqitu), verbal noun تَوْقِيت (tawqīt))

to set a time, to appoint a time, to fix a time, to schedule
to time
to set a time limit

Conjugation

Conjugation of وَقَّتَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَوْقِيت)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَوْقِيت tawqīt
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُوَقِّت muwaqqit
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُوَقَّت muwaqqat
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَقَّتُّ waqqattu	وَقَّتَّ waqqatta	وَقَّتَ waqqata	وَقَّتُّمَا waqqattumā	وَقَّتَا waqqatā	وَقَّتْنَا waqqatnā	وَقَّتُّمْ waqqattum	وَقَّتُوا waqqatū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وَقَّتُّ waqqattu	وَقَّتِّ waqqatti	وَقَّتَتْ waqqatat	وَقَّتُّمَا waqqattumā	وَقَّتَتَا waqqatatā	وَقَّتْنَا waqqatnā	وَقَّتُّنَّ waqqattunna	وَقَّتْنَ waqqatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَقِّتُ ʔuwaqqitu	تُوَقِّتُ tuwaqqitu	يُوَقِّتُ yuwaqqitu	تُوَقِّتَانِ tuwaqqitāni	يُوَقِّتَانِ yuwaqqitāni	نُوَقِّتُ nuwaqqitu	تُوَقِّتُونَ tuwaqqitūna	يُوَقِّتُونَ yuwaqqitūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوَقِّتُ ʔuwaqqitu	تُوَقِّتِينَ tuwaqqitīna	تُوَقِّتُ tuwaqqitu	تُوَقِّتَانِ tuwaqqitāni	تُوَقِّتَانِ tuwaqqitāni	نُوَقِّتُ nuwaqqitu	تُوَقِّتْنَ tuwaqqitna	يُوَقِّتْنَ yuwaqqitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَقِّتَ ʔuwaqqita	تُوَقِّتَ tuwaqqita	يُوَقِّتَ yuwaqqita	تُوَقِّتَا tuwaqqitā	يُوَقِّتَا yuwaqqitā	نُوَقِّتَ nuwaqqita	تُوَقِّتُوا tuwaqqitū	يُوَقِّتُوا yuwaqqitū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوَقِّتَ ʔuwaqqita	تُوَقِّتِي tuwaqqitī	تُوَقِّتَ tuwaqqita	تُوَقِّتَا tuwaqqitā	تُوَقِّتَا tuwaqqitā	نُوَقِّتَ nuwaqqita	تُوَقِّتْنَ tuwaqqitna	يُوَقِّتْنَ yuwaqqitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَقِّتْ ʔuwaqqit	تُوَقِّتْ tuwaqqit	يُوَقِّتْ yuwaqqit	تُوَقِّتَا tuwaqqitā	يُوَقِّتَا yuwaqqitā	نُوَقِّتْ nuwaqqit	تُوَقِّتُوا tuwaqqitū	يُوَقِّتُوا yuwaqqitū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوَقِّتْ ʔuwaqqit	تُوَقِّتِي tuwaqqitī	تُوَقِّتْ tuwaqqit	تُوَقِّتَا tuwaqqitā	تُوَقِّتَا tuwaqqitā	نُوَقِّتْ nuwaqqit	تُوَقِّتْنَ tuwaqqitna	يُوَقِّتْنَ yuwaqqitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَقِّتْ waqqit		وَقِّتَا waqqitā			وَقِّتُوا waqqitū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		وَقِّتِي waqqitī		وَقِّتَا waqqitā			وَقِّتْنَ waqqitna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُقِّتُّ wuqqittu	وُقِّتَّ wuqqitta	وُقِّتَ wuqqita	وُقِّتُّمَا wuqqittumā	وُقِّتَا wuqqitā	وُقِّتْنَا wuqqitnā	وُقِّتُّمْ wuqqittum	وُقِّتُوا wuqqitū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وُقِّتُّ wuqqittu	وُقِّتِّ wuqqitti	وُقِّتَتْ wuqqitat	وُقِّتُّمَا wuqqittumā	وُقِّتَتَا wuqqitatā	وُقِّتْنَا wuqqitnā	وُقِّتُّنَّ wuqqittunna	وُقِّتْنَ wuqqitna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَقَّتُ ʔuwaqqatu	تُوَقَّتُ tuwaqqatu	يُوَقَّتُ yuwaqqatu	تُوَقَّتَانِ tuwaqqatāni	يُوَقَّتَانِ yuwaqqatāni	نُوَقَّتُ nuwaqqatu	تُوَقَّتُونَ tuwaqqatūna	يُوَقَّتُونَ yuwaqqatūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوَقَّتُ ʔuwaqqatu	تُوَقَّتِينَ tuwaqqatīna	تُوَقَّتُ tuwaqqatu	تُوَقَّتَانِ tuwaqqatāni	تُوَقَّتَانِ tuwaqqatāni	نُوَقَّتُ nuwaqqatu	تُوَقَّتْنَ tuwaqqatna	يُوَقَّتْنَ yuwaqqatna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَقَّتَ ʔuwaqqata	تُوَقَّتَ tuwaqqata	يُوَقَّتَ yuwaqqata	تُوَقَّتَا tuwaqqatā	يُوَقَّتَا yuwaqqatā	نُوَقَّتَ nuwaqqata	تُوَقَّتُوا tuwaqqatū	يُوَقَّتُوا yuwaqqatū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوَقَّتَ ʔuwaqqata	تُوَقَّتِي tuwaqqatī	تُوَقَّتَ tuwaqqata	تُوَقَّتَا tuwaqqatā	تُوَقَّتَا tuwaqqatā	نُوَقَّتَ nuwaqqata	تُوَقَّتْنَ tuwaqqatna	يُوَقَّتْنَ yuwaqqatna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَقَّتْ ʔuwaqqat	تُوَقَّتْ tuwaqqat	يُوَقَّتْ yuwaqqat	تُوَقَّتَا tuwaqqatā	يُوَقَّتَا yuwaqqatā	نُوَقَّتْ nuwaqqat	تُوَقَّتُوا tuwaqqatū	يُوَقَّتُوا yuwaqqatū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوَقَّتْ ʔuwaqqat	تُوَقَّتِي tuwaqqatī	تُوَقَّتْ tuwaqqat	تُوَقَّتَا tuwaqqatā	تُوَقَّتَا tuwaqqatā	نُوَقَّتْ nuwaqqat	تُوَقَّتْنَ tuwaqqatna	يُوَقَّتْنَ yuwaqqatna

Alternative forms

أَقَّتَ (ʔaqqata)

Etymology 3

Verb

وَقَتْ • (waqat) (form I) /wa.qat/

third-person feminine singular past active of وَقَى (waqā)

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2
^ Wehr, Hans (1979) “وقت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وقت • (waʾt) m (plural أوقات (ʾawʾāt))

time

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ق ت
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waɡt/

Noun

وقت • (wagt) m (plural أوقات (ʔawgāt))

time (as an abstract concept)
period of time, time span
moment, instant

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَقَّتَ (waqqata).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waɡ.ɡat/

Verb

وَقَّت • (waggat) II (non-past يِوَقِّت (yiwaggit))

to set a time, to appoint a time, to fix a time, to schedule
to time
to set a time limit

Conjugation

Conjugation of وقت (waggat)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	وقتّ (waggatt)	وقتّ (waggatt)	وقت (waggat)	وقتنا (waggatna)	وقتّوا (waggattu)	وقتوا (waggatu)
past	f	وقتّ (waggatt)	وقتّي (waggatti)	وقتت (waggatat)	وقتنا (waggatna)	وقتّوا (waggattu)	وقتوا (waggatu)
non-past	m	أوقت (ʔawaggit)	توقت (tiwaggit)	يوقت (yiwaggit)	نوقت (niwaggit)	توقتوا (tiwaggitu)	يوقتوا (yiwaggitu)
non-past	f	أوقت (ʔawaggit)	توقتي (tiwaggiti)	توقت (tiwaggit)	نوقت (niwaggit)	توقتوا (tiwaggitu)	يوقتوا (yiwaggitu)
imperative	m		وقت (waggit)			وقتوا (waggitu)
imperative	f		وقتي (waggiti)			وقتوا (waggitu)

Khalaj

Noun

وَقت (vaqt) (definite accusative وَقتؽ, plural وَقتلار)

Arabic spelling of vaqt (“time”)

Declension

Declension of وقت

	singular	plural
nominative	وقت	وقتلار
genitive	وقتؽݧ	وقتلارؽݧ
dative	وقتقا	وقتلارقا
definite accusative	وقتؽ	وقتلارؽ
locative	وقتچا	وقتلارچا
ablative	وقتدا	وقتلاردا
instrumental	وقتلا	وقتلارلا
equative	وقتوارا	وقتلاروارا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وقت • (vakıt)

time
hour

Descendants

Turkish: vakit
→ Albanian: vakt
→ Armenian: վախտ (vaxt)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: вакат

Latin script: vakat

Persian

Alternative forms

وخت (vaxt) (conversational)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَقْت (waqt), itself suggested to be borrowed by Arabic from Iranic, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute, allot”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [waqt]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäqt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wäxt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wäqt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væxt̪]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [væx]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [väqt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	waqt
Dari reading^?	waqt
Iranian reading^?	vağt
Tajik reading^?	vaqt

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun


Iranian Persian	وقت
Dari	وقت
Tajik	вақт

وقت • (vaqt) (plural وقت‌ها (vaqt-hâ) or اوقات (owqât))

time
barâ-ye xândan-e hame-ye in ketâb-hâ vaqt na-dâram.
I do not have time to read all of these books.
- 2023 October 1, “چرا تنهاییم و با تنهایی چه کنیم؟”, in bbc.com/persian‎^[1], BBC Persian:
  تنهایی، موضوعی است که کمتر مطرح می‌‌شود و بیشتر اوقات درباره آن بحث و گفتگو نمی‌کنیم.
  tanhâyi, mowzu'i ast ke kamtar matrah mi-šavad va bištar-e owqât darbâre-ye ân bahs va goftogu ne-mi-konim.
  Loneliness is a topic which is rarely brought forth, and most of the time, we do not discuss or make conversation about it.
hour

Derived terms

هیچ‌وقت (hič-vaqt)
وقتی (vaqti)

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ق ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Urban) /waʔt/, [waʔ(ɪ)t]
IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /waɡt/, [waɡ(ɪ)t]
Audio (Amman): (file)

Noun

وقت • (waʔt) m (plural أوقات (ʔawʔāt))

time

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

وَقْت • (vaqt) m (formal plural اَوقات (auqāt), Hindi spelling वक़्त)

time

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2

[2] Wehr, Hans (1979) “وقت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

[3] Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2

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