harka

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See also: härkä, Härkä, and hark'a

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Arabic حركة

Noun[edit]

harka (plural harkas)

  1. (historical) In Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition against insurgents.

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse harka, harðka, from harðr (hard) ( > Icelandic harður) + -ka.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

harka f (genitive singular hörku, nominative plural hörkur)

  1. hardness
  2. hardness, austerity, severity
  3. hardiness, toughness

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Verb[edit]

harka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative harkaði, supine harkað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to toughen

Usage notes[edit]

  • Mainly used in set phrases.

Conjugation[edit]

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Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From harðr (hard) + -ka.

Noun[edit]

harka f

  1. hardness
  2. hardiness, toughness

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: harka f

References[edit]

  • harka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Oromo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso harkaa.

Noun[edit]

harka

  1. hand

Quechua[edit]

Noun[edit]

harka

  1. Alternative spelling of hark'a

Declension[edit]