ħajr
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| ħ-j-r |
| 3 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr, “good, goodness”). For the sense compare the phrase جَزاكَ اللهُ خَيْرَا (jazāka llāhu ḵayrā, “thank you!”, literally “may God give you good reward!”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ħajr m
- (chiefly in expressions) thanks, thankfulness
- Synonym: ringrazzjament
- Niżżik ħajr!
- Thank you!
- (literally, “I give you thanks!”)
- Il-Kelma tal-Mulej. — Ħajr lil Alla!
- The Word of the Lord. — Thanks be to God! (Response phrase in Catholic Mass after the Bible reading)
- (archaic) prosperity, happiness
- Synonyms: prosperità, ferħ