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harka

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See also: härkä, Härkä, and hark'a

English

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Etymology

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From Arabic حركة.

Noun

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harka (plural harkas)

  1. (historical) In Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition against insurgents.

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse harka, harðka, from harðr (hard) ( > Icelandic harður) + -ka.

Noun

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harka f (genitive singular hörku, nominative plural hörkur)

  1. hardness
  2. hardness, austerity, severity
  3. hardiness, toughness
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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harka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative harkaði, supine harkað)

  1. to toughen [with accusative]
Usage notes
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  • Mainly used in set phrases.
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See also

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From harðr (hard) + -ka.

Noun

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harka f

  1. hardness
  2. hardiness, toughness

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: harka f

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “harka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Oromo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso harkaa.

Noun

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harka

  1. hand

Quechua

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Noun

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harka

  1. Alternative spelling of hark'a

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