sahra

== Finnish == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Sami (compare Northern Sami sárri). Related to Ingrian saara, Karelian šoara, Ludian suar and Veps sar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑhrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝xrɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑhrɑ Syllabification(key): sah‧ra Hyphenation(key): sah‧ra === Noun === sahra (historical, usually in the plural) synonym of hankoaura ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sahra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic سَهْرَة (sahra, “instance of waking the night”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsaː.ra/ Rhymes: -aːra === Noun === sahra f (plural shari, paucal sahriet) (religion) vigil (private or communal act of devotion at nighttime) Synonym: vġili instance of working late or overtime (historical, biblical) watch; watch of the night (one of four divisions of the night in Antiquity) == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صحرا (sahra), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ). === Noun === sahra (definite accusative sahrayı, plural sahralar) (rare) desert Synonym: çöl ==== Declension ====