aħdar

Maltese

Root
ħ-d-r
13 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaħ.dar/

• Audio (Gozo):

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