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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic حَسْرة (ḥasra, “sorrow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ħasra f
- shame, pity; as in “it’s a shame/pity that...”
- Ja ħasra! ― What a pity!
1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
See also
- ħsara (not originally related)