qarr
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cerrus.[1] Compare Romanian cer, Italian cerro.
Noun
qarr m (indefinite plural qarre, definite singular qarri, definite plural qarret)
- Turkey oak (Quercus cerris).
Hypernyms
- dushk
Coordinate terms
- bung, ilqe, lis, shpardh
References
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “qarr”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1206-1207
Maltese
Root |
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q-r-r |
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Alternative forms
- qerr
Etymology
From Arabic أَقَرَّ (ʾaqarra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔarr/
Verb
qarr (imperfect jqerr or jqarr)
- (Christianity) to confess (acknowledge one's sins in the sacrament of confession)
- (figurative) to confess; to admit wrongdoing