ħajr

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Maltese

Root
ħ-j-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr, good, goodness). For the sense compare the phrase جَزاكَ اللهُ خَيْرَا (jazāka llāhu ḵayrā, thank you!, literally may God give you good reward!).

Pronunciation

Noun

ħajr m

  1. (chiefly in expressions) thanks, thankfulness
    Synonym: ringrazzjament
    Niżżik ħajr!Thank you! (literally, “I give you thanks!”)
    Il-Kelma tal-Mulej. — Ħajr lil Alla!
    The Word of the Lord. — Thanks be to God! (Response phrase in Catholic Mass after the Bible reading)
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      “Diġà għidtlek. M’għandix bżonn teżori, Sur Antonio. Il-ktieb tal-matematika rigal kbir u biżżejjed għalija. Niżżik ħajr mill-qalb.”
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  2. allurement, attraction

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