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 (żahri)      griż, rmiedi, ixheb      iswed, għariema
             aħmar; krimżi              oranġjo; kannella (ismar); kafelatte; ixqar              isfar; krema
             limetti              aħdar              nagħniegħi; żmeraldi
             turkin, turkważ              iżraq, ċelesti (smewwi)              blu (ikħal)
             vjola; indigo, nir              maġenta; vjola              roża (wardi)
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