ħmar il-lejl
Maltese edit
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ħ-m-r (2) |
3 terms |
Etymology edit
From ħmar + lejl, literally “night donkey”. Compare Moroccan Arabic حمار الليل (ḥmār el-līl / layl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ħmar il-lejl m
- a frightening experience during sleep
- (now especially) nightmare
- sleepwalking, somnambulism
- Synonym: somnambuliżmu
- sleep paralysis
- Synonym: ħaddiela