harka

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic حركة. === Noun === harka (plural harkas) (historical) In Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition against insurgents. == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhar̥ka] Rhymes: -ar̥ka === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse harka, harðka, from harðr (“hard”) ( > Icelandic harður) + -ka. ==== Noun ==== harka f (genitive singular hörku, nominative plural hörkur) hardness hardness, austerity, severity hardiness, toughness ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== beita hörku hleypa í sig hörku sýna af sér hörku sýna hörku === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== harka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative harkaði, supine harkað) to toughen [with accusative] ===== Usage notes ===== Mainly used in set phrases. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== harka af sér (“to bear up, endure”) harka saman (synonymous, skrapa saman) harka sig upp ==== See also ==== láta ekki á sig bíta == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === harðka === Etymology === From harðr (“hard”) + -ka. === Noun === harka f hardness hardiness, toughness ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: harka f === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “harka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Oromo == === Etymology === From Proto-Cushitic *ħark- (“arm”). Cognates include Konso harkaa, Tsamai ħaarko. === Noun === hárka m hand === References === Gamtaa, Xilaahun (2004), Galmee Afaan Oromo fi Afaan Ingilizii Barsiisuu - Comprehensive Oromo-English-Dictionary (COED), New York, USA: Karrayyuu Publishing, →ISBN == Quechua == === Noun === harka alternative spelling of hark'a ==== Declension ====