See ħares in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"form": "ħarsijiet",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "m",
"p": "iħirsa",
"p2": "ħorsien",
"p3": "ħarsijiet"
},
"expansion": "ħares m (plural iħirsa or ħorsien or ħarsijiet)",
"name": "mt-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"ghost, spectre"
],
"links": [
[
"ghost",
"ghost"
],
[
"spectre",
"spectre"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "waħx"
},
{
"word": "fatat"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈħaː.rɛs/"
}
],
"word": "ħares"
}
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