How to say "class period, session" in Arabic
New wordMeaningclass period, session
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
حِصَّة
ḥiṣṣaחצה
حصة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
שיעור
shi'urشِيئُور
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New word
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Arabic root
ح-ص-صNo Hebrew relative: ح-ص-ص means 'to allot, apportion' — a ḥiṣṣa is literally 'a portion' of the school day, the same logic behind English 'period'. The everyday word also just means a 'share' or 'portion' of anything, food included.
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In a phrase
حِصَّة آخِرَة
ḥiṣṣa ākhiraחצה אח'רהthe last class period
Plural
حِصَص
ḥiṣaṣחצץbroken plural CiCaC.