għarus
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| għ-r-s |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic عَرُوس (ʿarūs, usually “bride”, but also “bridegroom”). Used the same way in city dialects of Tunisia. Possibly in part a backformation from the marked feminine għarusa, from Arabic عَرُوسة (ʕarūsa, “bride”). The commoner Arabic word for “bridegroom” is عَرِيس (ʕarīs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈruːs/
- IPA(key): /aˤːˈruːs/ (archaic)
Audio (Gozo): (file)
Noun
għarus m (plural għarajjes, feminine għarusa)
- bridegroom, groom
- 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
- Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
daret kollha daħkana;
għalihom ferħ biss kellha
u daqq u żfin u għana,
xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;- (please add an English translation of this quotation)