żrar

Maltese

Root
ż-r-r
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَزْرَار (ʔazrār), plural of زِرّ (zirr). Compare Moroccan Arabic مزرار (muzrār, “gravel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzraːr/

Noun

żrar m (collective, singulative żrara, plural żrajjar, paucal żrariet, diminutive żrajra)

1. gravel, small stones

   Hypernym: ġebel

   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:

     U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
     u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
     u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
     bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)