دلوقتي

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier دلوقت (dilwaʔt), from Arabic ذَا ٱلْوَقْتَ (ḏā l-waqta, “this time”). The final -i began as a linking vowel inserted before another word due to the double-closed syllable in dilwaʔt, and over time it came to be considered part of the word. By surface analysis, ده (da) +‎ الوقت (el-waʔt), literally “this time”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dil.waʔ.ti/ [delˈwæʔti]

Adverb

دلوقتي • (dilwaʔti)

  1. now
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