żrar

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Maltese

Root
ż-r-r
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَزْرَار (ʔazrār), plural of زِرّ (zirr). Compare Moroccan Arabic مزرار (muzrār, “gravel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

żrar m (collective, singulative żrara, plural żrajjar, paucal żrariet, diminutive żrajra)

  1. gravel, small stones
    Hypernym: ġebel
    • 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)
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