ħara

See also: Haara, haara, håra, -håra, hara, Hara, hará, hara-, and hárá

Maltese

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَارَة (ḥāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħaː.ra/

Noun

ħara f (plural ħariet or ħarat)

1. (Australia, archaic elsewhere) quarter, neighbourhood

   Synonym: distrett

Etymology 2

Root
ħ-r-j
2 terms

From Arabic خَرِئَ (ḵariʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħa.ra/

Verb

ħara (imperfect jaħra, past participle moħri)

1. (vulgar) to shit (defecate)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħara

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħrajt	ħrajt	ħara		ħrajna	ħrajtu	ħraw
	f			ħrat
imperfect	m	naħra	taħra	jaħra		naħraw	taħraw	jaħraw
	f			taħra
imperative			aħra				aħraw

Etymology 3

Root
ħ-r-j
2 terms

From Arabic خِرَاء (ḵirāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħa.ra/

Noun

ħara m (collective, singulative ħarja, paucal ħarjiet, diminutive ħrajwa)

1. (vulgar) shit (excrement)

   riħa ta’ ħara ― smell of shit

2. (vulgar) conceit
3. (vulgar) trouble

   Synonym: inkwiet

   Ħa ddaħħalni f’ħafna ħara. ― You’re going to get me into a lot of trouble.

4. (vulgar) bad, wicked person

   Kemm hu ħara dak ir-raġel. ― That man is such a shit.

5. (vulgar) fuckfaced person

   Ilbieraħ mar il-bar u sar ħara. ― Yesterday he went to the bar and got fuckfaced.