għarus

Maltese edit

Root
għ-r-s
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic عَرُوس (ʿarūs, usually “bride”, but also “bridegroom”). Used the same way in city dialects of Tunisia. Possibly in part a backformation from the marked feminine għarusa, from Arabic عَرُوسة (ʕarūsa, “bride”). The commoner Arabic word for “bridegroom” is عَرِيس (ʕarīs).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aˈruːs/
IPA^(key): /aˤːˈruːs/ (archaic)
Audio (Gozo) (file)

Noun edit

għarus m (plural għarajjes, feminine għarusa)

bridegroom, groom