ħorma

Maltese
Root
ħ-r-m
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حِرْمة‎ (ḥirma, “sexual desire”, especially of female animals “heat, rut”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħɔr.ma/

Noun

ħorma f

  1. (dated, literary) lust, sexual desire
    Synonym: xehwa
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