matul

From ma’ +‎ tul, literally “with the length [of]”.

• IPA^(key): /maˈtuːl/
• Rhymes: -uːl

matul

1. (local) along
2. (temporal) throughout, during

• Both matul and waqt are used for “during”, but the former tends to mean that something happens for a considerable portion of the given time, whereas waqt only expresses that it coincides. Thus roughly:

matul il-festa ― for much of the festival

waqt il-festa ― at the time of the festival