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ساعَة
hour /ˈsaː.ʕa/
nounA1#176 most common
Also: clock, watch, a while, a moment
Example sentences
كَمِ السّاعَة؟
What time is it?
ساعَتي جَديدَة.
My watch is new.
سَأُقابِلُكَ بَعدَ ساعَة.
I will meet you in an hour.
اِنتَظَرتُ في المَحَطَّةِ ساعَتَينِ.
I waited at the station for two hours.
تَدُقُّ ساعَةُ الكَنيسَةِ كُلَّ نِصفِ ساعَة.
The church clock chimes every half hour.
لَم تَكُن ساعَةُ الوَداعِ سَهلَةً عَلى أَحَدٍ مِنّا.
The hour of farewell was not easy for any of us.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ساعَةٌ | ساعاتٌ |
| Genitive | ساعَةٍ | ساعاتٍ |
| Accusative | ساعَةً | ساعاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا ساعَةُ | يا ساعاتُ |
Word family
ساعاتhours (plural)
ساعاتيّwatchmaker
سُوَيْعَةa short while
ساعَة يَدwristwatch
نِصف ساعَةhalf an hour
Etymology
Arabic ساعة comes from the Semitic root s-w-ʿ, tied to a span or moment of time. It is cognate with Hebrew שָׁעָה (shaʿah) and Aramaic שַׁעְתָּא (shaʿtā), both meaning hour or moment. Some scholars treat the Arabic form as an early loan from Aramaic. The word now covers hour, clock, and watch alike.
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