aħdar

Maltese
Root
ħ-d-r
13 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَخْضَر‎ (ʔaḵḍar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaħ.dar/
  • Audio (Gozo)(file)

Adjective

aħdar (feminine singular ħadra, plural ħodor, diminutive ħdajjar)

  1. green
  2. pale
  3. unripe
  4. (figuratively) young
  5. (figuratively) envious, jealous
  6. (figuratively) cruel, brutal, malicious, vile
    Synonyms: kattiv, krudili, brutali, malizzjuż, vili
    Ommi mara ħadra, dejjem tgħajjarni u ssawwatni.
    My mum is a cruel woman, she’s always insulting and beating me.

See also
Colors in Maltese · kuluri/lwien (layout · text)
     abjad      griż      iswed
             aħmar; krimżi              oranġjo; kannella (ismar)              isfar; krema
                          aħdar             
                          blu (iżraq)              blu (ikħal)
             vjola; indigo              maġenta; vjola              roża
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