xerq

Maltese edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʃɛrʔ/

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic شَرْق (šarq).

Noun edit

xerq m

(archaic, puristic) east
Synonym: lvant

Coordinate terms edit

(compass points) punti tal-kumpass;

majjistral	tramuntana (xmiel)	grigal
punent (għarb)		lvant (xerq)
lbiċ	nofsinhar (qibla)	xlokk

Etymology 2 edit

Root
x-r-q (choking)
5 terms

From Arabic شَرَق (šaraq).

Noun edit

xerq m

verbal noun of xeraq (“to choke”)

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