ħara

Maltese

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَارَة‎ (ḥāra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħaː.ra/

Noun

ħara f (plural ħariet or ħarat)

  1. (Australia, archaic elsewhere) quarter, neighbourhood
    Synonym: distrett

Etymology 2
Root
ħ-r-j
2 terms

From Arabic خَرِئَ‎ (ḵariʾa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħa.ra/

Verb

ħara (imperfect jaħra, past participle moħri)

  1. (vulgar) to shit (defecate)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ħara
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħrajt ħrajt ħara ħrajna ħrajtu ħraw
f ħrat
imperfect m naħra taħra jaħra naħraw taħraw jaħraw
f taħra
imperative aħra aħraw

Etymology 3
Root
ħ-r-j
2 terms

From Arabic خِرَاء‎ (ḵirāʾ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħa.ra/

Noun

ħara m (collective, singulative ħarja, paucal ħarjiet, diminutive ħrajwa)

  1. (vulgar) shit (excrement)
    riħa ta' ħara ― smell of shit
  2. (vulgar) conceit
  3. (vulgar) bad, wicked person
    Kemm hu ħara dak ir-raġel.
    That man is such a shit.
  4. (vulgar) fuckfaced person
    Ilbieraħ mar il-bar u sar ħara.
    Yesterday he went to the bar and got fuckfaced.
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