"siegħa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪː.ja/, /ˈsɪː.aˤ/ Forms: sagħtejn [dual], sigħat [plural], swiegħi [obsolete, plural], swejgħa [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic ⁧سَاعَة⁩ (sāʕa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|سَاعَة}} Arabic ⁧سَاعَة⁩ (sāʕa) Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=sagħtejn|dim=swejgħa|g=f|p=sigħat|p2=swiegħi|p2q=obsolete}} siegħa f (dual sagħtejn, plural sigħat or (obsolete) swiegħi, diminutive swejgħa)
  1. hour (unit of time) Tags: feminine Derived forms: fis (alt: fisa, fisaw), issa, nofsiegħa
    Sense id: en-siegħa-mt-noun-mOCsr~lK

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ar",
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      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ⁧سَاعَة⁩ (sāʕa)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ⁧سَاعَة⁩ (sāʕa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sagħtejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sigħat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiegħi",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swejgħa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "alt": "fisa, fisaw",
          "word": "fis"
        },
        {
          "word": "issa"
        },
        {
          "word": "nofsiegħa"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The transport to the laboratory is likely to take more than six hours.",
          "text": "It-trasport lejn il-laboratorju aktarx jieħu iktar minn sitt sigħat.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɪː.ja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪː.aˤ/"
    }
  ],
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  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "fisa, fisaw",
      "word": "fis"
    },
    {
      "word": "issa"
    },
    {
      "word": "nofsiegħa"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ⁧سَاعَة⁩ (sāʕa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sagħtejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sigħat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiegħi",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swejgħa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maltese 2-syllable words",
        "Maltese feminine nouns",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The transport to the laboratory is likely to take more than six hours.",
          "text": "It-trasport lejn il-laboratorju aktarx jieħu iktar minn sitt sigħat.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "hour (unit of time)"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪː.ja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪː.aˤ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "siegħa"
}

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