naqra

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaʔ.ra/

Etymology 1
Root
n-q-r
5 terms

From Arabic نَقْرة (naqra, “(not) anything”, in negation, literally “(not even) a snap of the fingers”).

Noun

naqra f (plural naqriet or nqaqar)

  1. a bit, trifle; a small thing or amount
Alternative forms

Verb

naqra

  1. first-person singular imperfect of qara
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