għaraq

Maltese

Root
għ-r-q (sweating)
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.raʔ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.raʔ/ (archaic)
• Homophone: agħraq

Noun

għaraq m

1. sweat
   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Ir-Riħ u l-Bnazzi”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:

     Ħarbat, mewwet dawk id-dwieli,
     wild il-għaraq tal-ħaddiem,
     żomm il-fqir ġol-gorboġ waħdu,
     u bla ħobż, bla dawl, bla sliem!

     Destroy, kill those vines,
     the offspring of the worker’s sweat,
     keep the poor man in the hovel alone,
     without bread, without light, without peace!