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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic عَرِيش (ʕarīš, “simple structure, shed, shelter”).
Pronunciation
Noun
għarix m (plural għarajjex or għerejjex)
- hut, cottage, shelter
- Synonym: dwejra
2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:Għax meta missieri kien jibni xi gallinar, jew xi xatba, jew xi kannizzata, qatt ma kien jixtri xejn, iżda jlaqqat u jillapazza b’dak li jsib. Imma jiena ma ridtx għarix mibni bl-imbarazz, iżda kamp sabiħ u pulit u b’saħħtu.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)