ħommejr

Maltese

Root
ħ-m-r (1)
15 terms

Alternative forms

• ħummejr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħɔmˈmɛjr/

Noun

ħommejr m (collective, singulative ħommejra, paucal ħommejriet)

1. marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa)
   • 1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, numbers 61-62, lines 7–9:

     …U kemm ilwien ta’ ward ! xi ġmiel ! x’ħuġġieġa !
     ġjaċinti, vjoli, qronfol, residan,
     ħommejr, sagħtar, narċis, u ward il-hena

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