xerq

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛrʔ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَرْق (šarq).

Noun

xerq m

  1. (archaic, puristic) east
    Synonym: lvant
Coordinate terms

compass points: punti tal-kumpass:  [edit]

majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel) 		grigal
punent
(għarb) 		lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla) 		xlokk

Etymology 2

Root
x-r-q (choking)
5 terms

From Arabic شَرَق (šaraq).

Noun

xerq m

  1. verbal noun of xeraq (“to choke”)
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