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ساعَة

sāʿatan

an hour

মুহূর্তকাল

Root letters: س و عAppears 48 times in the Qur'an#244 most frequentNoun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)
Learn it in lesson 25

About this word

Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: س و ع

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)سَاعَةًۭ ۖ48 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلسَّاعَةَthe Hourl-sāʿata · 12 times
  • ٱلسَّاعَةُthe Hourl-sāʿatu · 11 times
  • ٱلسَّاعَةِthe Hourl-sāʿati · 8 times
  • سَاعَةًۭ ۖan hoursāʿatan · 3 times
  • سَاعَةًۭan hoursāʿatan · 3 times
  • وَٱلسَّاعَةُand the Hourwal-sāʿatu · 2 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س و ع — know one root, recognise many words.

  • سُواعSuwaসূয়া'আকে

Examples from the Qur'an

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

Surah 54:1 — Read full ayah

And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair.

Surah 30:12 — Read full ayah

And the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.

Surah 30:14 — Read full ayah