ġamra

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic جَمْرة‎ (jamra), singulative of جَمْر‎ (jamr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒamra/

Noun

ġamra f (collective ġamar, plural ġmamar or ġamriet)

ember; piece of live coal

Usage notes

The plural ġamriet is used with numbers from two to ten. The plural ġmamar is used otherwise and is thus roughly interchangeable semantically with the collective form ġamar.

See also

faħma, faħam (“coal in general”)

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