وقت

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of time, duration, and appointed periods. It extends to defining specific times for actions, setting limits, and also encompasses the idea of a designated place or appointed time, particularly in the context of pilgrimage.

Derived headwords

الوقتnoun

1.
timeboth
A measure of time or duration.
2.
appointed timeboth
The end of a prescribed period for an action; often used in a specific, limited context.
3.
placeclassical
A location, by analogy with time, as it represents a measure.

موقتadjective

1.
appointedboth
That for which a time has been determined or limited.
2.
scheduledboth
Designated for a specific time or period.

أوقاتnoun

1.
timesboth
Plural of 'waqt', referring to periods of time.
2.
appointed timesboth
Specific, prescribed times for actions or events.

الميقاتnoun

1.
appointed timeboth
A specific time set for an action or event.
2.
appointed placeboth
A designated location, especially for assuming the state of ihram (pilgrimage consecration).

وقتverb

1.
to appoint a timeboth
To set a specific time for something, similar to setting a deadline.
2.
to defineclassical
To specify the limit or boundary of something.

التوقيتnoun

1.
timingboth
The act of setting or determining specific times for things.
2.
schedulingboth
The process of defining a specific duration or period for an action.

التأقيتnoun

1.
schedulingclassical
Making something specific to a particular time; defining the duration.

يوقتهverb

1.
to time itboth
To determine or specify a time for it.

يقتهverb

1.
to define itclassical
To specify its limit or boundary.

موقوتadjective

1.
timedboth
Having a specific time appointed for it.
2.
scheduledboth
Prescribed or fixed for a particular time.

موقوتاadjective

1.
timedboth
Appointed or prescribed for a specific time.

موقتةadjective

1.
appointedboth
Designated for a specific time.

ميقاتnoun

1.
appointed timeboth
A specific time set for an action.
2.
appointed placeboth
A designated place, especially for assuming the state of ihram.

مواقيتnoun

1.
appointed placesboth
Plural of 'miqat', referring to designated locations for pilgrimage.

موقاتnoun

1.
appointed timeclassical
An original form related to 'miqat', meaning a set time.

اقتتverb

1.
to be appointed a timeclassical
To have a specific time designated for it.

أقتتverb

1.
to appoint a timeclassical
To set a specific time for something.

وقتتverb

1.
to appoint a timeclassical
To set a specific time for something.

الموقتnoun

1.
the appointed timeclassical
The time that gathers people, referring to the Day of Judgment.

المواقتةnoun

1.
agreement on timeclassical
The act of agreeing upon a specific time.

Parallel reading

الوقت: مقدار من الزمان.

Time: a measure of duration.

وكل شيء قدرت له حينا فهو موقت.

And everything for which you have determined a duration is appointed.

الوقت: نهاية الزمان المفروض للعمل؛ ولهذا لا تكاد تقول إلا مقيدا.

Time: the end of the prescribed period for an action; and for this reason, you can hardly say it except when qualified.

الوقت: المقدار من الدهر، وأكثر ما يستعمل في الماضي.

Time: the measure of duration, and it is mostly used for the past.

واستعمل سيبويه لفظ الوقت في المكان تشبيها بالوقت في الزمان؛ لأنه مقدار مثله، فقال: ويتعدى إلى ما كان وقتا في المكان، كميل وفرسخ وبريد.

And Sibawayh used the word 'waqt' for place, likening it to 'waqt' in time, because it is a measure like it, and he said: It extends to what was a time in place, like a mile, a farsakh, and a barid.

والجمع أوقات، (كالميقات)، وفرق بينهما جماعة بأن الأول مطلق، والثاني وقت قدر فيه عمل من الأعمال.

And the plural is 'awqat', (like 'miqat'), and a group differentiated between them by saying the first is absolute, and the second is a time in which an action is measured.

الوقت: تحديد الأوقات، كالتوقيت.

Time: defining times, like timing.

تقول: وقته ليوم كذا، مثل أجلته.

You say: 'Waqqattuhu li-yawmin kadha' (I appointed a time for it for such-and-such a day), like 'ajjaluhu' (I postponed it).

فالتوقيت والتأقيت أن يجعل للشيء وقت يختص به، وهو بيان مقدار المدة.

So 'tawqit' and 'ta'qit' mean to make something specific to a time that belongs to it, which is the statement of the duration.

وتقول: وقت الشيء يوقته، ووقته يقته، إذا بين حده، ثم اتسع فيه، فأطلق على المكان، فقيل للموضع ميقات.

And you say: 'Waqqata al-shay'a yuwqqituhu', and 'waqqatahu yaqituhu', if you specify its limit, then it was broadened to include place, so the location was called 'miqat'.

إن الصلاة كانت على المؤمين كتابا موقوتا.

Indeed, prayer has been upon the believers a book timed.

أي موقتا مقدرا.

Meaning timed and measured.

وقيل: أي كتبت عليهم في أوقات موقتة.

And it was said: Meaning it was prescribed for them at appointed times.

أي مفروضا في الأوقات.

Meaning obligatory at the times.

والميقات: الوقت المضروب للفعل. والموضع، يقال: هذا ميقات أهل الشام، للموضع الذي يحرمون منه، وفي الحديث (أنه وقت لأهل المدينة ذا الحليفة).

And 'al-miqat': the time set for the action. And the place; it is said: 'Hadha miqat ahl al-Shām' (This is the miqat of the people of Sham), referring to the place from which they assume ihram, and in the hadith (that he set for the people of Medina Dhu al-Hulayfah).

ميقات الحاج: موضع إحرامهم.

The miqat of the pilgrims: their place of ihram.

ومواضع الإحرام: مواقيت الحاج، والهلال، ميقات الشهر، ونحو ذالك كذالك.

And the places of ihram: the miqats of the pilgrims, and the crescent moon is the miqat of the month, and the like of that.

وقته فهو موقوت، إذا بين للفعل وقتا يفعل فيه.

You say: 'Waqqattuhu fa-huwa mawqut', if you specify a time for the action to be done.

وإذا الرسل أقتت.

And when the messengers are appointed a time.

جعل لها وقت واحد للفصل في القضاء بين الأمة.

He made for them one time for judgment between the people.

جمعت لوقتها يوم القيامة.

They are gathered for their appointed time on the Day of Resurrection.

ووقت موقوت وموقت أي محدود.

And 'mawqut' and 'muwaqqat' mean limited.

والجامع الناس ليوم الموقت

And the one who gathers people for the appointed day