ħommejr

Maltese

Root
ħ-m-r (1)
15 terms

Alternative forms

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
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Żmien ir-Rebbiegħa”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:
      u qalb il-pal tal-bajtar
      il-flieles żgħar minn bejn ir-rix tal-qroqqa
      joħorġu jnaqqru l-brajma tal-ġulġliena;
      u ġol-benniena
      fid-dar ta’ ħdejn il-lewża
      fil-ħeġġa tal-ħommejr
      jitwieled bambin żgħir
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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