sagħtar

Maltese

Root
s-għ-t-r
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَعْتَر (ṣaʕtar), variant of زَعْتَر (zaʕtar, “thyme”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.tar/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsaˤː.tar/ (archaic)

Noun

sagħtar m (collective, singulative sagħtra, paucal sagħtriet)

1. thyme
   • 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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