aharvar

Ladino

Alternative forms

• ajarvar, hajarvar

Etymology

From Hebrew חרב. Also possibly from Arabic ضَرْب (ḍarb, “to beat, strike”).

Verb

aharvar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אחארבאר)

1. to beat
2. to hit

   Se alevantaron los pipinos i aharvaron al bahchevan

   The cucumbers rose up to beat up the gardener

Further reading

• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “aḥarƀar”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “ajarvár”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 17
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “aharvar”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 13
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “ajarvar”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 14
• Recuero, Pascual (1977) “ajarƀar”, in Diccionario Básico Ladino-Español (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Riopiedras Ediciones, →ISBN, page 8