ħajr

Maltese
Root
ħ-j-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr, “good, goodness”). For the sense compare the phrase جَزاكَ اللهُ خَيْرَا (jazāka llāhu ḵayrā, “thank you!”, literally “may God give you good reward!”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħajr/
  • IPA(key): /χajr/ (archaic)

Noun

ħajr m

  1. (chiefly in expressions) thanks, thankfulness
    Synonym: ringrazzjament
    Niżżik ħajr!
    Thank you!
    (literally, “I give you thanks!”)
    Il-Kelma tal-Mulej. — Ħajr lil Alla!
    The Word of the Lord. — Thanks be to God! (Response phrase in Catholic Mass after the Bible reading)
  2. (archaic) prosperity, happiness
    Synonyms: prosperità, ferħ

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