Category: Numbers & TimePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
ሰዓት
/se'at/Roman
English meaning: Hour; clock; time
Definition
An hour or clock; Ethiopian time counts from sunrise, six hours apart from Western time.
Example
“በቀን አንድ ሰዓት አማርኛ አጠናለሁ።”
In English: “I study Amharic one hour a day.”
Another example: “ስንት ሰዓት ሆነ?”
Usage — When, Where & How
Means both hour and clock/watch; central to telling time, but note Ethiopian clock time runs six hours offset from Western time, so confirm the system. Neutral everyday register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
'ሰዓት' (se'at) originates from the Ge'ez term for time, and has long been used to denote hours in Ethiopian daily life.
Common Collocations
- ስንት ሰዓት ነው
- ሰዓት ስንት ነው
- አንድ ሰዓት
Word Forms
ሰዓት (sg.) / ሰዓታት (pl.)
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