ħaddar

ħaddar

Maltese

Root
ħ-d-r

Etymology 1

Agent noun of archaic ħadar (“to be present”), from Arabic حَضَرَ‎ (ḥaḍara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħadˈdaːr/

Noun

ħaddar m (plural ħaddara, feminine ħaddara)

1. a wedding guest

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَضَّرَ‎ (ḵaḍḍara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħad.dar/

Verb

ħaddar (imperfect jħaddar, past participle mħaddar)

1. to make something green (e.g. an area by planting trees)
2. to be optimistic