harka

See also: härkä, Härkä, and hark'a

English

Etymology

From Arabic حركة.

Noun

harka (plural harkas)

  1. (historical) In Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition against insurgents.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse harka, harðka, from harðr (hard) ( > Icelandic harður) + -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhar̥ka/
  • Rhymes: -ar̥ka

Noun

harka f (genitive singular hörku, nominative plural hörkur)

  1. hardness
  2. hardness, austerity, severity
  3. hardiness, toughness

Declension

Derived terms

  • beita hörku
  • hleypa í sig hörku
  • sýna af sér hörku
  • sýna hörku

Verb

harka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative harkaði, supine harkað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to toughen

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

  1. hardness
  2. hardiness, toughness

Descendants

  • Icelandic: harka f

References

  • harka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Oromo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso harkaa.

Noun

harka

  1. hand

Quechua

Noun

harka

  1. Alternative spelling of hark'a

Declension

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