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سَاعَة
hour
Noun · feminineRoot س-و-ع
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Plural
سَاعَات
Other plural
سَاع
سَاعَة in English
Noun · feminine
- hour (unit of time)
- short time, a while
فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَThere is a [preordained] time for every nation: when their time comes, they shall not defer it by a single hour nor shall they advance it.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:34
- timepiece, clock, watch
- judgement day
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَاThey ask you concerning the Hour, “When will it set in?"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 79:42
Word origin
According to Nöldeke, Arabic سَاعَة (sāʕa) and Ge'ez ሰዓት (säʿat), ሳዐት (saʿät) are borrowed from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא / ܫܳܥܬܳܐ (šāʿəṯā). Leslau does not dispute this. Compare Hebrew שָׁעָה (šāʿā́) and Mehri سات.
سَاعَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَاعَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | سَاعَات |
| Alternative plurals | سَاع |
سَاعَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
short time
فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَThere is a [preordained] time for every nation: when their time comes, they shall not defer it by a single hour nor shall they advance it.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:34
judgement day
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَاThey ask you concerning the Hour, “When will it set in?"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 79:42
From a fully vowelled text
وَلِمَاذَا نُخَاطِرُ نَحْنُ كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ؟And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?1 Corinthians 15:30, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَانَتِ السَّاعَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ فَصَلَبُوهُ.And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.Mark 15:25, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلَمَّا كَانَتِ السَّاعَةُ اتَّكَأَ وَالاثْنَا عَشَرَ رَسُولاً مَعَهُ،And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.Luke 22:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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