qara'

Maltese

Root
q-r-għ
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ra/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.raˤ/ (archaic)
  • Homophones: qargħa (general), qara (except archaically)

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَرْع (qarʕ, “baldness”).

Noun

qara’ m (collective, singulative qargħa, paucal qargħat)

  1. scalp
    bil-qargħa ― bald (literally, “with a scalp”)
Derived terms
  • qargħi

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَرْع (qarʕ, “pumpkin, gourd”).

Noun

qara’ m (collective, singulative qargħa, paucal qargħat, diminutive qrajgħa)

  1. squash
  2. gourd (as a mass or species)
    qara’ aħmar ― pumpkins (literally, “red gourd”)
    qarabagħli ― courgette (literally, “unirrigated gourd”)
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