Where does “ساعت” come from?

ساعت (Persian) comes from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

ساعت (Persian): hour; watch

Definitions

  1. hour; watch

Ancestry of “ساعت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
2Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

Words derived from “ساعت”

Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →