siegħa

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سَاعَة (sāʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪː.ja/
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪː.aˤ/ (archaic)

Noun

siegħa f (dual sagħtejn, plural sigħat or (obsolete) swiegħi, diminutive swejgħa)

  1. hour (unit of time)
    It-trasport lejn il-laboratorju aktarx jieħu iktar minn sitt sigħat.
    The transport to the laboratory is likely to take more than six hours.

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