How to say “clock” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is saa3a (سَاعَة). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

سَاعَة

noun

hour · clock · watch · o'clock

plural saa3aat

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In a sentence

ba3d saa3a, lamma ykhalleS ish-shughol. shukran 3a Sabrak.

بَعْد ساعة، لمّا يْخَلِّص الشُّغُل. شُكْراً عَ صَبْرَك.

In an hour, when the work finishes. Thanks for your patience.

stanneeto saa3a 3a-l-mawqaf.

اسْتَنّيتُه ساعة عَالمَوْقَف.

I waited for him an hour at the bus stop.

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