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time (as a general concept) اﻟﺰﻣﺎن az-zamaan '' ''
time وﻗﺖ )ج( أوﻗﺎت waqt (pl.) awqaat '' wa't (pl.) aw'aat
time (countable unit; as in "three
ﻣﺮة )ج( ﻣﺮات marra (pl.) marraat '' ''
times, four times," etc.)
century ﻗﺮن )ج( ﻗﺮون qarn (pl.) quruun '' ''
decade ﺣﻘﺒﺔ )ج( ﺣﻘﺒﺎت Hiqba (pl.) Hiqabaat '' ''
year ﺳﻨﺔ )ج( ﺳﻨﻮات sana (pl.) sanawaat ﺳﻨﺔ )ج( ﺳﻨﻴﻦ sana (pl.) siniin
week أﺳﺒﻮع )ج( أﺳﺎﺑﻴﻊ usbuu3 (pl.) asaabii3 '' ''
day ﻳﻮم )ج( أﻳّ ﺎم yawm (pl.) ayyaam '' yoom (pl.) ayyaam
hour ﺳﺎﻋﺔ )ج( ﺳﺎﻋﺎت saa3a (pl.) saa3aat '' ''
minute دﻗﻴﻘﺔ )ج( دﻗﺎﺋﻖ daqiiqa (pl.) daqaa'iq '' di'ii'a (pl.) da'aaya
second ﺛﺎﻧﻴﺔ )ج( ﺛﻮاﻧﻲ taanya (pl.) tawaani '' tanya (pl.) tawaani
moment ﻟﺤﻈﺔ )ج( ﻟﺤﻈﺎت laHZa (pl.) laHaZaat '' ''
Sunday ﻳﻮم اﻷﺣﺪ yoom al-aHad ﻳﻮم اﻟﺤﺪ yoom il-Hadd
Monday ﻳﻮم اﻻﺛﻨﻴﻦ yoom al-itnein ﻳﻮم اﻻﺗﻨﻴﻦ yoom il-itnein
Tuesday ﻳﻮم اﻟﺜﻼﺛﺎء yoom at-tulaataa' ﻳﻮم اﻟﺘﻼت yoom it-talaat
Wednesday ﻳﻮم اﻷرﺑﻌﺎء yoom al-arbi3aa' '' yoom il-arba3
Thursday ﻳﻮم اﻟﺨﻤﻴﺲ yoom al-xamiis '' ''
Friday ﻳﻮم اﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ yoom al-jum3a '' yoom il-gom3a
Saturday ﻳﻮم اﻟﺴﺒﺖ yoom as-sabt '' ''
dawn ﻓﺠﺮ fajr '' fagr
sunrise ﺷﺮوق اﻟﺸﻤﺲ šuruuq aš-šams '' šuruu' iš-šams
morning ﺻﺒﺎح SabaaH ﺻﺒﺎح | ﺻﺒﺢ SabaaH/SobH
noon ﻇﻬﺮ Zuhr ﺿﻬﺮ Duhr
afternoon ﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﻈﻬﺮ ba3d iZ-Zuhr ﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﻀﻬﺮ ba3d iD-Duhr
evening ﻣﺴﺎء masaa' '' masaa'/masa
sunset ﻏﺮوب اﻟﺸﻤﺲ ġuruub aš-šams '' ''
ﻣﻐﺮب maġrib '' ''
midnight ﻣﻨﺘﺼﻒ اﻟﻠﻴﻞ muntaSaf al-leil ﻧﺺ اﻟﻠﻴﻞ nuSS il-leil
night ﻟﻴﻠﺔ )ج( ﻟﻴﺎﻟﻲ leila (pl.) layaali '' ''
What time is it? ﻛﻢ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ؟ kam as-saa3a? اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻛﻢ؟ is-saa3a kam?
one o'clock اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة is-saa3a waHda
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة is-saa3a waHda
1:05
وﺧﻤﺲ دﻗﺎﺋﻖ wa-xamas daqaa'iq وﺧﻤﺴﺔ wi-xamsa
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة is-saa3a waHda
1:10
وﻋﺸﺮ دﻗﺎﺋﻖ wa-3ašar daqaa'iq وﻋﺸﺮة wi-3ašara
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة is-saa3a waHda
1:15
واﻟﺮﺑﻊ war-rub3 ورﺑﻊ wi-rub3
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة
1:20 is-saa3a waHda wi-tilt
واﻟﺜﻠﺚ wat-tult وﺗﻠﺖ
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة is-saa3a waHda
1:25 واﻟﻨﺼﻒ إﻻ ﺧﻤﺲ wan-nuSf illa xamas
وﻧﺺ إﻻ ﺧﻤﺴﺔ wi-nuSS illa xamsa
دﻗﺎﺋﻖ daqaa'iq
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة is-saa3a waHda
1:30
واﻟﻨﺼﻒ wan-nuSf وﻧﺺ wi-nuSS
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة as-saa3a al-waaHida
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ واﺣﺪة is-saa3a waHda
1:35 واﻟﻨﺼﻒ وﺧﻤﺲ wan-nuSf wa-xamas
وﻧﺺ وﺧﻤﺴﺔ wi-nuSS wi-xamsa
دﻗﺎﺋﻖ daqaa'iq
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﺗﻨﻴﻦ إﻻ
1:40 اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ إﻻ ﺛﻠﺜﺎ as-saa3a at-taania illa tultan is-saa3a tnein illa tilt
ﺗﻠﺖ
as-saa3a at-taania illa اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﺗﻨﻴﻦ إﻻ
1:45 اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ إﻻ رﺑﻌﺎ is-saa3a tnein illa rub3
rub3an رﺑﻊ
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ إﻻ as-saa3a at-taania illa 3ašar اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﺗﻨﻴﻦ إﻻ is-saa3a tnein illa
1:50
ﻋﺸﺮ دﻗﺎﺋﻖ daqaa'iq ﻋﺸﺮة 3ašara
اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ إﻻ as-saa3a at-taania illa اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﺗﻨﻴﻦ إﻻ is-saa3a tnein illa
1:55
ﺧﻤﺲ دﻗﺎﺋﻖ xamas daqaa'iq ﺧﻤﺴﺔ xamsa
before ﻗﺒﻞ qabl '' 'abl
after ﺑﻌﺪ ba3d '' ''
then ﺛﻢ tumma ﺑﻌﺪﻳﻦ ba3dein
until ﺣﺘﻰ Hatta ﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ li-ġaayit
now اﻵن al'aan دﻟﻮﻗﺖ dilwa'ti/dilwa't
the day before yesterday أول أﻣﺲ awwal ams اول اﻣﺒﺎرح awwil imbaariH
yesterday أﻣﺲ ams اﻣﺒﺎرح imbaariH
last night ﻟﻴﻠﺔ أﻣﺲ leilat ams اﻣﺒﺎرح ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻴﻞ imbaariH bil-leil
today اﻟﻴﻮم al-yoom اﻟﻨﻬﺎر ده in-nahaarda
tomorrow ﻏﺪا ġadan ﺑﻜﺮة bukra
the day after tomorrow ﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﻐﺪ ba3d al-ġad ﺑﻌﺪ ﺑﻜﺮة ba3de bukra
)اﻷﺳﺒﻮع( اﻟﻠﻲ
last (week) )اﻷﺳﺒﻮع( اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ (al-usbuu3) al-maaDi (il-usbuu3) illi faat
ﻓﺎت
)اﻷﺳﺒﻮع( اﻟﻠﻲ (il-usbuu3) illi
next (week) )اﻷﺳﺒﻮع( اﻟﻤﻘﺒﻞ (al-usbuu3) al-muqbil
ﺟﺎي | اﻟﺠﺎي gaayy/ig-gaayy
all day ﻃﻮال اﻟﻴﻮم Tuwaal al-yawm ﻃﻮل اﻟﻴﻮم Tuul il-yoom
every day ﻛﻞ ﻳﻮم kull yawm '' kulle yoom
every other day ﻛﻞ ﻳﻮﻣﻴﻦ kull yawmein ﻳﻮم آه وﻳﻮم ﻻ yoom 'aah wa-yoom la
day after day ﻳﻮﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻳﻮم yawman ba3d yawm ﻳﻮم ورا ﻳﻮم yoom wara yoom
early ﻣﺒﻜﺮ mubakkir ﺑﺪري badri
late ﻣﺘﺄﺧﺮ muta'axxir '' mit'axxar
after a while ﺑﻌﺪ ﻗﻠﻴﻞ ba3d qaliil ﺑﻌﺪ ﺷﻮﻳﺔ ba3de šwayya
later on ﻻﺣﻘﺎ laaHiqan ﺑﻌﺪﻳﻦ ba3dein
always داﺋﻤﺎ daa'iman داﻳﻤﺎ dayman
usually ً
ﻋﺎدة 3aadatan '' ''
sometimes أﺣﻴﺎﻧﺎ aHyaanan '' ''
rarely ﻧﺎدرا naadiran
holiday, feast ﻋﻴﺪ )ج( أﻋﻴﺎد 3iid (pl.) a3yaad '' ''
birthday ﻋﻴﺪ ﻣﻴﻼد 3iid miilaad '' ''
New Year's رأس اﻟﺴﻨﺔ ra's as-sana '' raas as-sana
Valentine's Day ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﺤﺐ 3iid al-Hubb '' ''
Easter ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ 3iid al-qiyaama '' ''
ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﻔﺼﺢ 3iid al-faSH '' ''
Independence Day ﻋﻴﺪ اﻻﺳﺘﻘﻼل 3iid al-istiqlaal '' ''
Halloween (All Saints' Day) ﻋﻴﺪ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﻘﺪﻳﺴﻴﻦ 3iid jamii3 al-qaddiisiin ﻫﺎﻟﻮﻳﻴﻦ halowiin
Thanksgiving ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﺸﻜﺮ 3iid aš-šukr '' ''
Christmas ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﻤﻴﻼد 3iid al-miilaad '' ''
New Year's Eve ﻟﻴﻠﺔ رأس اﻟﺴﻨﺔ leilat ra's as-sana '' leilit raas as-sana
Eid al-Adha ﻋﻴﺪ اﻷﺿﺤﻰ 3iid al-aDHa '' ''
Eid al-Fitr ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﻔﻄﺮ 3iid al-fiTr '' ''
Sham al-Nesim ّ
ﺷﻢ اﻟﻨﺴﻴﻢ šamm an-nisiim '' ''
ﻳﺤﺘﻔﻞ- اﺣﺘﻔﻞ iHtafala - yaHtafilu (iHtifaal) iHtafal - yiHtifil
to celebrate ''
)اﺣﺘﻔﺎل( ﺑـ bi (iHtifaal) bi
munaasaba (pl.)
occasion ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ )ج( ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺎت '' ''
munaasabaat
anniversary (or memory) ذﻛﺮى )ج( ذﻛﺮﻳﺎت dikra (pl.) dikrayaat '' zikra (pl.) zikriyaat
party ﺣﻔﻠﺔ )ج( ﺣﻔﻼت Hafla (pl.) Hafalaat '' ''
gift ﻫﺪﻳﺔ )ج( ﻫﺪاﻳﺎ hadiyya (pl.) hidaaya '' ''
calendar ﺗﻘﻮﻳﻢ )ج( ﺗﻘﺎوﻳﻢ taqwiim (pl.) taqaawiim '' taqwiim (pl.) taqawiim
Gregorian calendar اﻟﺘﻘﻮﻳﻢ اﻟﻤﻴﻼدي at-taqwiim al-miilaadi '' it-taqwiim il-milaadi
* The following names are used in most of the Mashriq, including Egypt. *
January ﻳﻨﺎﻳﺮ yanaayir '' ''
February ﻓﺒﺮاﻳﺮ fibraayir '' ''
March ﻣﺎرس maaris '' ''
April أﺑﺮﻳﻞ abriil '' ''
May ﻣﺎﻳﻮ maayo '' ''
June ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻮ yuuniyo '' ''
July ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻮ yuuliyo '' ''
August أﻏﺴﻄﺲ aġusTus '' ''
September ﺳﻤﺘﻤﺒﺮ sibtimbir '' ''
October أﻛﺘﻮﺑﺮ uktoobar '' ''
November ﻧﻮﻓﻤﺒﺮ nuvimbir '' ''
December دﻳﺴﻴﻤﺒﺮ disimbir '' ''
* The following names are used in the Levant. *
January ﻛﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ kaanuun at-taani
February ﺷﺒﺎط šubaaT
March آذار aadaar
April ﻧﻴﺴﺎن niisaan
May أﻳﺎر ayyaar
June ﺣﺰﻳﺮان Huzeiraan
July ﺗﻤﻮز tammuuz
August آب aab
September أﻳﻠﻮل ayluul
October ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻦ اﻷول tišriin al-awwal
November ﻧﺸﺮﻳﻦ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ tišriin at-taani
December ﻛﺎﻧﻮن اﻷول kaanuun al-awwal
Muslim calendar اﻟﺘﻘﻮﻳﻢ اﻟﻬﺠﺮي at-taqwiim al-hijri '' it-taqwiim il-higri
Muharram ﻣﺤﺮم muHarram '' ''
Safar ﺻﻔﺮ Safar '' ''
Rabia I رﺑﻴﻊ اﻷول rabii3 al-awwal '' ''
Rabia II رﺑﻴﻊ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ rabii3 at-taani '' rabii3 it-taani
Jumada I ﺟﻤﺎدى اﻷول jamaada al-awwal '' gamaada l-awwal
Jumada II ﺟﻤﺎدى اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ jamaada at-taani '' gamaada t-taani
Rajab رﺟﺐ rajab '' ragab
Shaban ﺷﻌﺒﺎن ša3abaan '' ša3baan
Ramadan رﻣﻀﺎن ramaDaan '' ''
Shawwal ﺷﻮال šawwaal '' ''
Zulqida ذو اﻟﻘﻌﺪة du l-qi3da '' zu l-qi3da
Zilhijjah ذو اﻟﺤﺠﺔ du l-Hijja '' zu l-Higga
Coptic calendar اﻟﺘﻘﻮﻳﻢ اﻟﻘﺒﻄﻲ at-taqwiim al-qibTi '' it-taqwiim il-'ibTi
Thout (starts Sept. 10th or 11th) ﺗﻮت tuut '' ''
Paopi (starts Oct. 10th/11th) ﺑﺎﺑﺔ baaba '' ''
Hathor (starts Nov. 9th/10th) ﻫﺎﺗﻮر haatuur '' hatuur
Koiak (starts Dec. 9th/10th) ﻛﻴﺎﻫﻚ kiyaahk '' kiyaak
Tobi (starts Jan. 8th/9th) ﻃﻮﺑﺔ Tuuba '' ''
Meshir (starts Feb. 7th/8th) أﻣﺸﻴﺮ amšiir '' ''
Paremhat (starts March 9th) ﺑﺮﻣﻬﺎت baramhaat '' ''
Paremoude (starts April 8th) ﺑﺮﻣﻮدة baramuuda '' ''
Pashons (starts May 8th) ﺑﺸﻨﺲ bašans '' ''
Paoni (starts June 7th) ﺑﺆوﻧﺔ ba'uuna '' ''
Epip (starts July 7th) أﺑﻴﺐ abiib '' ''
Mesori (starts 6th Aug.) ﻣﺴﺮى misra '' ''
Pi Kogi Enavot (period of five or six
ﻧﺴﺊ nasii' '' nasy
days at the end of the Coptic year)
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