ħmerija
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| ħ-m-r (2) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology edit
From ħmar (“ass, donkey”) + -ija, equivalent to Arabic حِمارِيّة (ḥimāriyya), which is occasionally found in the same sense. Uncertain whether inherited or independent, though the -e- (vis-à-vis the -a- in ħmar) shows that the formation goes back at least to a time when imala was still active.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ħmerija f (plural ħmerijiet)