ħarifa

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Maltese

Root
ħ-r-f
10 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic خَرِيف (ḵarīf).

Pronunciation

Noun

ħarifa f (plural ħrejjef or ħrajjef)

  1. autumn (season)
    • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta ta’ Dejjem”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
      Qalbi xebgħet bil-bejta
      li dejjem ta’ kull sena
      titwaqqa’ kull ħarifa,
      u kull April tinbena,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

Seasons in Maltese · staġun (layout · text) · category
rebbiegħa (“spring”) sajf (“summer”) ħarifa (“autumn”) xitwa (“winter”)
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