ferħ

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Maltese

Root
f-r-ħ
8 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ).

Noun

ferħ m (collective, singulative ferħa)

  1. joy, gladness, happiness
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:
      Wara l-bibien,
      fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
      batejt
      il-għeja
      il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
      batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
      iżda ġarrabt ukoll
      il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
      li kull tallab iħoss
      x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
      bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.
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    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:
      Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
      u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
      ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
      qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.
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    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallarija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti
      - bil-ferħ insiġtha jien, -
      hi għanja lis-Sbuħija
      Sultana tal-ħolqien.
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Etymology 2

From Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ, “chick”, formerly also “young of any animal”).

Noun

ferħ m (plural frieħ)

  1. a young animal, especially a kitten
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