fwieħa

Maltese

Root
f-w-ħ
7 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfwɪː.ħa/

Noun

fwieħa f (plural fwejjaħ or fwiħat, diminutive fwejħa)

  1. perfume
  2. fragrance
    • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Niftakar”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
      Niftakar
      tal-qniepen il-mota ferrieħa,
      u l-Ave Maria ta’ Schubert
      taż-żahar il-fwieħa
      u l-għafsa ta’ driegħek ma’ driegħi,
      u l-ħeġġa ta’ wiċċek ħamrani,
      u l-mantar bajdani
      jitkaxkar mal-qiegħa
      tal-korsija:
      id-dija u d-dawl tal-parilja,
      il-ħsejjes taż-żwiemel għaddejja,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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