waqt

Maltese

Root
w-q-t
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waʔt/

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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Preposition

waqt

  1. at the time of; during
    Synonym: matul (see there for notes)

Derived terms

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