ħares

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic حارَسَ‎ (ḥārasa), rare variant of حَرَسَ‎ (ḥarasa, “to guard, watch over, protect”), or an independent alteration of the latter. The semantic development under influence of the Italo-Romance descendants of Frankish *wardōn, probably also of Latin observare. Compare Italian guardare and osservare respectively.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħaːrɛs/

Verb

ħares (imperfect jħares)

  1. to look; to glance
  2. to look at; to observe
  3. to guard; to watch over; to protect
  4. to observe; to keep (e.g. a commandment)
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