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Where does “saat” come from?

saat (Malay) comes from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

saat (Malay): second; moment; short time

Definitions

  1. second; moment; short time

Ancestry of “saat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
2Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

Words derived from “saat”

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