midra

Maltese
Root
d-r-j
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِذْرَاة‎ (miḏrāh), مِذْرَى‎ (miḏrā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪd.ra/

Noun

midra f (plural mdieri)

  1. winnowing fork or shovel
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 3:12:
      Il-midra qiegħda f’idu, biex iderri l-qiegħa tiegħu u jiġbor il-qamħ fil-maħżen, imma t-tiben jaħarqu b’nar li ma jintefiex.
      King James Version translation: His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
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