دلوقتى

See also: دلوقتي

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا ٱلْ وَقْتَ (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.

Adverb

دلوقتى • (dilwa'ti)

now