Maltese edit

Root
għ-j-r
4 terms

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic غَيْرة (ḡayra, jealousy, jealous zeal), widely also pronounced غِيرة (ḡīra) in dialects, which is the underlying form in Maltese (the modern diphthong being due to the influence of the ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

għira f

  1. jealousy, envy