Iraqi Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of Arabic هٰذِهِ السَاعَة (hāḏihi s-sāʕa) into ه + السَاعَة. Compare the same clipping in South Levantine Arabic هسا.

Compare a similar clipping found in other vernaculars Hijazi Arabic لسة, Egyptian Arabic لسه

Adverb

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هسه (hassa)

  1. now
    هسه اجي
    hassa ajī
    I'm coming now