għerq

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Maltese

Root
għ-r-q (roots)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛːrʔ/, /ɛrʔ/
IPA^(key): /ɛˤːrʔ/ (archaic)

Noun

għerq m (plural għeruq, diminutive għerejjaq or għerejjeq)

root
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb ta' Ġob 29:19:
  Għeruqi nfirxu sa ħdejn l-ilma, u billejl kelli n-nida fuq il-friegħi.
  New International Version translation: My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
- 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
  Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
  bil-katina ma norbtokx;
  norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
  f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
nerve
beginning, commencement, origin
(grammar) root

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