هسا
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- هسع (hassaʕ)
Etymology
[edit]Contraction of هالساعة (ha-s-sāʕa, “this hour”). Compare Classical Syriac ܗܵܫܵܐ (hāšā, “now”).
Adverb
[edit]هسّا • (hassa)
Usage notes
[edit]- There are many words for "now". هلا (halla, hallaʔ) is the most common word in urban dialects, also used in North Levantine Arabic.