ħarifa

Maltese

Root
ħ-r-f
10 terms

Alternative forms

• ħarif (obsolete)

Etymology

From Arabic خَرِيف (ḵarīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaˈriː.fa/

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”)