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Where does “saat” come from?

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

saat (Turkish): time; clock; watch

Definitions

  1. time; clock; watch

Ancestry of “saat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishساعتhour; watch
2Persianساعتhour; watch
3Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
4Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

Words derived from “saat”

  • çalar saat
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →