موقع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place, from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “to fall, to drop, to come to pass, to occur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maw.qiʕ/

Noun

مَوْقِع • (mawqiʕ) m (plural مَوَاقِع (mawāqiʕ))

1. site, position, emplacement, place, spot, scene, locus, locale, locality, location, venue
2. time, date (on which something falls)
3. place where a falling object lands
4. (Internet) a website

Declension

Declension of noun مَوْقِع (mawqiʕ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَوْقِع mawqiʕ	الْمَوْقِع al-mawqiʕ	مَوْقِع mawqiʕ
nominative	مَوْقِعٌ mawqiʕun	الْمَوْقِعُ al-mawqiʕu	مَوْقِعُ mawqiʕu
accusative	مَوْقِعًا mawqiʕan	الْمَوْقِعَ al-mawqiʕa	مَوْقِعَ mawqiʕa
genitive	مَوْقِعٍ mawqiʕin	الْمَوْقِعِ al-mawqiʕi	مَوْقِعِ mawqiʕi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَوْقِعَيْن mawqiʕayn	الْمَوْقِعَيْن al-mawqiʕayn	مَوْقِعَيْ mawqiʕay
nominative	مَوْقِعَانِ mawqiʕāni	الْمَوْقِعَانِ al-mawqiʕāni	مَوْقِعَا mawqiʕā
accusative	مَوْقِعَيْنِ mawqiʕayni	الْمَوْقِعَيْنِ al-mawqiʕayni	مَوْقِعَيْ mawqiʕay
genitive	مَوْقِعَيْنِ mawqiʕayni	الْمَوْقِعَيْنِ al-mawqiʕayni	مَوْقِعَيْ mawqiʕay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَوَاقِع mawāqiʕ	الْمَوَاقِع al-mawāqiʕ	مَوَاقِع mawāqiʕ
nominative	مَوَاقِعُ mawāqiʕu	الْمَوَاقِعُ al-mawāqiʕu	مَوَاقِعُ mawāqiʕu
accusative	مَوَاقِعَ mawāqiʕa	الْمَوَاقِعَ al-mawāqiʕa	مَوَاقِعَ mawāqiʕa
genitive	مَوَاقِعَ mawāqiʕa	الْمَوَاقِعِ al-mawāqiʕi	مَوَاقِعِ mawāqiʕi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mövqe
• → Classical Persian: موقع (mawqi', mawqa') (see there for further descendants)
• → Ottoman Turkish: موقع
  • > Turkish: mevki (inherited)
• → Uzbek: mavqe

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa, “to sign”), from the root و ق ع (w q ʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.waq.qiʕ/

Noun

مُوَقِّع • (muwaqqiʕ) m

1. signing
2. signatory, signer

Declension

Declension of noun مُوَقِّع (muwaqqiʕ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُوَقِّع muwaqqiʕ	الْمُوَقِّع al-muwaqqiʕ	مُوَقِّع muwaqqiʕ
nominative	مُوَقِّعٌ muwaqqiʕun	الْمُوَقِّعُ al-muwaqqiʕu	مُوَقِّعُ muwaqqiʕu
accusative	مُوَقِّعًا muwaqqiʕan	الْمُوَقِّعَ al-muwaqqiʕa	مُوَقِّعَ muwaqqiʕa
genitive	مُوَقِّعٍ muwaqqiʕin	الْمُوَقِّعِ al-muwaqqiʕi	مُوَقِّعِ muwaqqiʕi

Etymology 3

Derived from the passive participle of the verb وَقَّعَ (waqqaʕa, “to sign”), from the root و ق ع (w q ʕ).

Adjective

مُوَقَّع • (muwaqqaʕ) (feminine مُوَقَّعَة (muwaqqaʕa), masculine plural مُوَقَّعُونَ (muwaqqaʕūna), feminine plural مُوَقَّعَات (muwaqqaʕāt))

1. entered, recorded, registered
2. signed

Declension

Declension of adjective مُوَقَّع (muwaqqaʕ)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُوَقَّع muwaqqaʕ	الْمُوَقَّع al-muwaqqaʕ	مُوَقَّعَة muwaqqaʕa	الْمُوَقَّعَة al-muwaqqaʕa
nominative	مُوَقَّعٌ muwaqqaʕun	الْمُوَقَّعُ al-muwaqqaʕu	مُوَقَّعَةٌ muwaqqaʕatun	الْمُوَقَّعَةُ al-muwaqqaʕatu
accusative	مُوَقَّعًا muwaqqaʕan	الْمُوَقَّعَ al-muwaqqaʕa	مُوَقَّعَةً muwaqqaʕatan	الْمُوَقَّعَةَ al-muwaqqaʕata
genitive	مُوَقَّعٍ muwaqqaʕin	الْمُوَقَّعِ al-muwaqqaʕi	مُوَقَّعَةٍ muwaqqaʕatin	الْمُوَقَّعَةِ al-muwaqqaʕati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُوَقَّعَيْن muwaqqaʕayn	الْمُوَقَّعَيْن al-muwaqqaʕayn	مُوَقَّعَتَيْن muwaqqaʕatayn	الْمُوَقَّعَتَيْن al-muwaqqaʕatayn
nominative	مُوَقَّعَانِ muwaqqaʕāni	الْمُوَقَّعَانِ al-muwaqqaʕāni	مُوَقَّعَتَانِ muwaqqaʕatāni	الْمُوَقَّعَتَانِ al-muwaqqaʕatāni
accusative	مُوَقَّعَيْنِ muwaqqaʕayni	الْمُوَقَّعَيْنِ al-muwaqqaʕayni	مُوَقَّعَتَيْنِ muwaqqaʕatayni	الْمُوَقَّعَتَيْنِ al-muwaqqaʕatayni
genitive	مُوَقَّعَيْنِ muwaqqaʕayni	الْمُوَقَّعَيْنِ al-muwaqqaʕayni	مُوَقَّعَتَيْنِ muwaqqaʕatayni	الْمُوَقَّعَتَيْنِ al-muwaqqaʕatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُوَقَّعِين muwaqqaʕīn	الْمُوَقَّعِين al-muwaqqaʕīn	مُوَقَّعَات muwaqqaʕāt	الْمُوَقَّعَات al-muwaqqaʕāt
nominative	مُوَقَّعُونَ muwaqqaʕūna	الْمُوَقَّعُونَ al-muwaqqaʕūna	مُوَقَّعَاتٌ muwaqqaʕātun	الْمُوَقَّعَاتُ al-muwaqqaʕātu
accusative	مُوَقَّعِينَ muwaqqaʕīna	الْمُوَقَّعِينَ al-muwaqqaʕīna	مُوَقَّعَاتٍ muwaqqaʕātin	الْمُوَقَّعَاتِ al-muwaqqaʕāti
genitive	مُوَقَّعِينَ muwaqqaʕīna	الْمُوَقَّعِينَ al-muwaqqaʕīna	مُوَقَّعَاتٍ muwaqqaʕātin	الْمُوَقَّعَاتِ al-muwaqqaʕāti

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْقِع (mawqiʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maw.ˈqiʔ], [maw.ˈqaʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.qɪ́ʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.qɪ́ʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäw.qɪ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäw.qí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mow.ɢéʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäw.qéʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mawqi', mawqa'
Dari reading?	mawqe'
Iranian reading?	mowğe'
Tajik reading?	mavqe'

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Noun

Dari	موقع
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мавқеъ

موقع • (mowqe') (plural موقع‌ها or مواقع (mavâqe'))

1. time, moment (instance of time)

   موقع دیگر ― mowqe'-ye digar ― another time

   برخی مواقع ― barxi mavâqe' ― sometimes

   به موقعاش

   be mowqe'-aš

   at the appropriate time

   (literally, “at its time”)

   سال دیگر این موقع می‌گویید کاش امروز شروع کرده بودید

   sâl-e digar in mowqe' mi-guyid kâš emruz šoru' karde budid.

   This time next year you will say I wish I had started today.

   • 2021, Amir Tataloo, “من باهات قهرم”:

     بعضی موقع‌ها همه چی هست به جز اونیکه باید باشه

     ba'zi mowqe'-hâ hame či hast be joz uni ke bâyad bâše

     Sometimes there's everything except what there needs to be

     [note: mowqe'-hâ actually pronounced as mowqâ]

Descendants

• → Ahirani: मोका (mokā)
• → Assamese: মৌকা (mouka)
• → Bagheli: मोका (mokā)
• → Bengali: মওকা (moōka)
• → Dogri: mauqā

  Devanagari script: मौक़ा

  Dogra script: 𑠢𑠶𑠊𑠺𑠬

• → Gojri: موقعو (moqo)
• → Gujarati: મોકો (moko)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मौक़ा (mauqā)

  Urdu: مَوقَع (mauqā)

  • → Phalura:

    Latin script: mooqá

    Arabic script: موقع

• → Maithili: mōkā

  Devanagari script: मोका

  Tirhuta script: 𑒧𑒼𑒏𑒰

• → Malvi: मोको (moko)
• → Marathi: मोका (mokā)
• → Marwari:

  Devanagari script: मौको (mauko), मौकौ (maukau)

  Mahajani script: 𑅬𑅒𑅕𑅔 (muko), 𑅬𑅒𑅕𑅒 (muku)

• → Odia: ମୋକା (mokā)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮੌਕ਼ਾ (mauqā)

  Shahmukhi script: مَوقَع (mauqaʻ)

• → Sindhi:

  Arabic script: مَوْقو

  Devanagari script: मोक़ओ

  Khudabadi script: 𑋗𑋧𑊺𑋩𑊸 (moqao)

• → Varhadi: मोक्का (mokkā)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موقع (mauqi', mauqa', “time”), from Arabic مَوْقِع (mawqiʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɔː.qɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: مَو‧قَعْ

Noun

مَوقَعْ • (mauqa') m (formal plural مَوَاقِع (mavāqi'), Hindi spelling मौक़ा)

1. chance, opportunity

   موقع گوانا نہیں چاہئے۔

   mauqaʻ gavānā nahīṉ cāhi'ye.

   You shouldn't waste an opportunity.

Declension

Declension of موقع

	singular	plural
direct	مَوقَع (mauqa')	مَوقْعے (mauq'e)
oblique	مَوقْعے (mauq'e)	مَوقْعوں (mauq'õ)
vocative	مَوقْعے (mauq'e)	مَوقْعو (mauq'o)

Descendants

• → Phalura:

  Latin script: mooqá

  Arabic script: موقع

Further reading

More information

• “موقع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “موقع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “موقع”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 621
• Platts, John T. (1884) “موقع”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1092
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “موقع”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• John Shakespear (1834) “موقع”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC