Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cerrus.[1] Compare Romanian cer, Italian cerro.

Noun

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qarr m (plural qarre, definite qarri, definite plural qarret)

  1. Turkey oak (Quercus cerris).

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “qarr”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1206-1207

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
q-r-r (confess)
5 terms

From Arabic أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra).

Verb

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qarr (imperfect jqirr, past participle maqrur)

  1. (Christianity) to confess (acknowledge one's sins in the sacrament of confession); (figurative) to confess; to admit wrongdoing
    Alternative form: qerr
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of qarr
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarrejt qarrejt qarr qarrejna qarrejtu qarrew
f qarret
imperfect m nqirr tqirr jqirr nqirru tqirru jqirru
f tqirr
imperative qirr qirru

Etymology 2

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Root
q-r-r (rumbling)
1 term

From Arabic قَرَّ (qarra).

Verb

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qarr (imperfect jqorr)

  1. (of bowels) to rumble
  2. to purr
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of qarr
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarrejt qarrejt qarr qarrejna qarrejtu qarrew
f qarret
imperfect m nqorr tqorr jqorr nqorru tqorru jqorru
f tqorr
imperative qorr qorru

Etymology 3

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Root
q-r-r (rumbling)
1 term

From Arabic قَرّ (qarr).

Noun

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qarr m (instance noun qarra)

  1. verbal noun of qarr:
    1. rumbling
    2. purring