waqt

Maltese

Root
w-q-t
4 terms

Etymology

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Arabic وَقْت (waqt)

Maltese waqt

Inherited from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʔt/
• Rhymes: -aʔt

Noun

waqt m (plural waqtiet or waqtijiet or wqat)

1. moment; instant
   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Fuq Qabar Oħti”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:

     U waqt li nħares fuq ta’ qalbi x-xitla
     tat-tifkiriet tinbet tifkira ġdida,
     b’warda ta’ swied il-qalb fejn tilma demgħa
     minn ħbub għajnejja.

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Preposition

waqt

1. at the time of; during

   Synonym: matul (see there for notes)

Derived terms

• dalwaqt
• fil-waqt
• għal waqt wieħed
• mal-waqt
• minn waqt għal ieħor
• waqtiet