دلوقتي

See also: دلوقتى

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا ٱلْوَقْتَ (ḏā l-waqta, “[at] this time”). The final -i is the linking vowel that would frequently be inserted before another word due to the double-closed syllable in dilwaʾt, and which was eventually regarded part of the word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪlˈwæʔti/

Adverb

دلوقتي • (delwaʾti)

  1. now
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