"sahra" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaː.ra/ Forms: shari [plural], sahriet [paucal]
Etymology: From Arabic سَهْرَة (sahra, “instance of waking the night”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|سَهْرَة|t=instance of waking the night}} Arabic سَهْرَة (sahra, “instance of waking the night”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=shari|pauc=sahriet}} sahra f (plural shari, paucal sahriet)
  1. (religion) vigil (private or communal act of devotion at nighttime) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: vġili
    Sense id: en-sahra-mt-noun-OermC4JA Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. instance of working late or overtime Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sahra-mt-noun-NG~E3R8T
  3. (historical, biblical) watch; watch of the night (one of four divisions of the night in Antiquity) Tags: feminine, historical Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-sahra-mt-noun-9B6uOmPg Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 17 27 55 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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