ħmerija

Maltese

Root
ħ-m-r (2)
3 terms

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ħmɛˈriː.ja/

Noun

ħmerija f (plural ħmerijiet)

1. nonsense, silliness