Where does “ساعة” come from?

ساعة (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

ساعة (Egyptian Arabic): hour; watch

Definitions

  1. hour; watch

Ancestry of “ساعة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
2Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →
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