xerq

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛrʔ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَرْق (šarq).

Noun

xerq m

1. (archaic, puristic) east

   Synonym: lvant

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;

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

Etymology 2

Root
x-r-q (choking)
5 terms

From Arabic شَرَق (šaraq).

Noun

xerq m

1. verbal noun of xeraq (“to choke”)