aħdar

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Maltese

Root
ħ-d-r
13 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaħ.dar/
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Adjective

aħdar (feminine singular ħadra, plural ħodor, diminutive ħdajjar)

  1. green
  2. pale
  3. unripe
  4. (figuratively) young
  5. (figuratively) envious, jealous
  6. (figuratively) cruel, brutal, malicious, vile
    Synonyms: kattiv, krudili, brutali, malizzjuż, vili
    Ommi mara ħadra, dejjem tgħajjarni u ssawwatni.
    My mum is a cruel woman, she’s always insulting and beating me.

See also

Colors in Maltese · kuluri/lwien (layout · text)
     abjad (żahri)      griż, rmiedi, ixheb      iswed, għariema
             aħmar; krimżi              oranġjo; kannella (ismar); kafelatte; ixqar              isfar; krema
             limetti              aħdar              nagħniegħi; żmeraldi
             turkin, turkważ              iżraq, ċelesti (smewwi)              blu (ikħal)
             vjola; indigo, nir              maġenta; vjola              roża (wardi)