Where does “ساعة” come from?

ساعة (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

ساعة (South Levantine Arabic): hour

Definitions

  1. hour

Ancestry of “ساعة”, step by step

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