qarr

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cerrus.[1] Compare Romanian cer, Italian cerro.

Noun

qarr m (plural qarre, definite qarri, definite plural qarret)

  1. Turkey oak (Quercus cerris).

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “qarr”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1206-1207

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔarr/

Etymology 1

Root
q-r-r (confess)
5 terms

From Arabic أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra).

Verb

qarr (imperfect jqirr, past participle maqrur)

  1. (Christianity) to confess (acknowledge one's sins in the sacrament of confession); (figurative) to confess; to admit wrongdoing
    Alternative form: qerr
Conjugation
Conjugation of qarr (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarrejt qarrejt qarr qarrejna qarrejtu qarrew
f qarret
imperfect m nqirr tqirr jqirr nqirru tqirru jqirru
f tqirr
imperative qirr qirru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarrejtx qarrejtx qarrx qarrejniex qarrejtux qarrewx
f qarritx
imperfect m nqirrx tqirrx jqirrx nqirrux tqirrux jqirrux
f tqirrx
imperative tqirrx tqirrux

Etymology 2

Root
q-r-r (rumbling)
1 term

From Arabic قَرَّ (qarra).

Verb

qarr (imperfect jqorr)

  1. (of bowels) to rumble
  2. to purr
Conjugation
Conjugation of qarr (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarrejt qarrejt qarr qarrejna qarrejtu qarrew
f qarret
imperfect m nqorr tqorr jqorr nqorru tqorru jqorru
f tqorr
imperative qorr qorru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarrejtx qarrejtx qarrx qarrejniex qarrejtux qarrewx
f qarritx
imperfect m nqorrx tqorrx jqorrx nqorrux tqorrux jqorrux
f tqorrx
imperative tqorrx tqorrux

Etymology 3

Root
q-r-r (rumbling)
1 term

From Arabic قَرّ (qarr).

Noun

qarr m (instance noun qarra)

  1. verbal noun of qarr:
    1. rumbling
    2. purring