qamar

See also: Qamar

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.mar/
• Rhymes: -amar

Noun

qamar m (plural qmura or oqmra or qomra, diminutive qmajjar)

1. (astronomy) moon
   • 1998, Anton Buttigieg, “Lill-Qamar”, in Żibeġ u Boċċi:

     Stagħnejt, ja Qamar,
     dal-lejl bil-poeżija
     tar-realtà.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (humorous) bald head

Derived terms

• qamri