għaraq

Maltese

Root
għ-r-q (sweating)
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.raʔ/
IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.raʔ/ (archaic)
Homophone: agħraq

Noun

għaraq m

sweat
- 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Ir-Riħ u l-Bnazzi”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
  Ħarbat, mewwet dawk id-dwieli,
  wild il-għaraq tal-ħaddiem,
  żomm il-fqir ġol-gorboġ waħdu,
  u bla ħobż, bla dawl, bla sliem!
  Destroy, kill those vines,
  the offspring of the worker’s sweat,
  keep the poor man in the hovel alone,
  without bread, without light, without peace!