Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Georgian საათი (saati, clock), ultimately from Arabic سَاعَة (sāʕa). For the sense development of 'hour' → 'clock, watch' compare Turkish saat. Replaced the earlier ჟამი (žami, time, hour).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /saatʰi/
  • Hyphenation: სა‧ა‧თი
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Noun edit

საათი (saati) (plural საათები)

  1. hour
  2. clock, watch

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Bats: საათ (saat)

References edit

  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716), “საათი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 300