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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic مِذْرَاة (miḏrāh), مِذْرَى (miḏrā).
Pronunciation
Noun
midra f (plural mdieri)
- winnowing fork or shovel
c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 3:12:Il-midra qiegħda f’idu, biex iderri l-qiegħa tiegħu u jiġbor il-qamħ fil-maħżen, imma t-tiben jaħarqu b’nar li ma jintefiex.- King James Version translation: His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
Old English
Pronunciation
Adjective
midra
- genitive plural of midd