sagħtar
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| s-għ-t-r |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic صَعْتَر (ṣaʿtar), variant of زَعْتَر (zaʿtar, “thyme”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaː.tar/
- IPA(key): /ˈsaˤː.tar/ (archaic)
Noun
sagħtar m (collective, singulative sagħtra, paucal sagħtriet)
- thyme
- 1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, number 61-62, lines 7-9:
- …U kemm ilwien ta’ ward ! xi ġmiel ! x’ħuġġieġa !
ġjaċinti, vjoli, qronfol, residan,
ħommejr, sagħtar, narċis, u ward il-hena- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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