żerniq

Maltese

Root
ż-r-n-q
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛrˈnɪːʔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːʔ

Noun

żerniq m

  1. verbal noun of żernaq
  2. sunrise, dawn; daybreak (morning twilight period immediately before sunrise)
    Synonyms: sebħ, sebħien
    Antonym: għabex
    • 2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2nd edition, Malta: Ede Books:
      Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok
      lewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,
      bl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,
      u xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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