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These hours are divided in four groups called ''garaṃlāṇa'', each one made of eight hours and corresponding to different times of the day. They are ''yartām'' (morning), ''bembīh'' (afternoon), and ''prājamnā'' (evening), and ''laliā'' (night) — they may be referred to either with these simple names or ''genitive + garaṇai'' (''lalei garaṇai, yartāmi garaṇai'', …). | These hours are divided in four groups called ''garaṃlāṇa'', each one made of eight hours and corresponding to different times of the day. They are ''yartām'' (morning), ''bembīh'' (afternoon), and ''prājamnā'' (evening), and ''laliā'' (night) — they may be referred to either with these simple names or ''genitive + garaṇai'' (''lalei garaṇai, yartāmi garaṇai'', …). | ||
The first hour of ''yartām'' - the morning - is the first one of the whole day (a stark contrast to the Western calendar, where the day begins at midnight and - traditionally - at dusk); every last hour of each garaṃlāṇa has a specific name, respectively ''lalla hånna'' (high[est] sun — colloquially just ''lalla''), '' | The first hour of ''yartām'' - the morning - is the first one of the whole day (a stark contrast to the Western calendar, where the day begins at midnight and - traditionally - at dusk); every last hour of each garaṃlāṇa has a specific name, respectively ''lalla hånna'' (high[est] sun — colloquially just ''lalla''), ''nīhenā'' (sunset), ''kutīkṣaseh hånna'' (lowest sun — colloquially just ''kutīkṣaseh''), and ''ājva'' (dawn). For ''lalla'' and ''kutīkṣaseh'' there are also the older terms - still used in some areas - ''chlærdaniāmita'' (halfpoint of the day) and ''laliādaniāmita'' (halfpoint of the night) respectively. | ||
The four ''garaṃlānai'' work roughly like the AM/PM system, thus e.g. hour 17 (19<sub>10</sub>) is normally called hour 3 of the evening.<br/> | The four ''garaṃlānai'' work roughly like the AM/PM system, thus e.g. hour 17 (19<sub>10</sub>) is normally called hour 3 of the evening.<br/> | ||