See also: دلوقتى

Egyptian Arabic edit

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Etymology edit

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 edit

Adverb edit

دلوقتي (delwaʾti)

  1. now