ħorma

Maltese

Root
ħ-r-m
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حِرْمة (ḥirma, “sexual desire”, especially of female animals “heat, rut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħɔr.ma/

Noun

ħorma f

1. (dated, literary) lust, sexual desire

   Synonym: xehwa