żnuber

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صَنَوْبَر‎ (ṣanawbar, “pine”) with irregular voicing of the onset.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈznuː.bɛr/

Noun

żnuber m

fir (tree)

Usage notes

The singular is used both as a singulative and a collective. The form siġra taż-żnuber may be used instead, and paucal and plural are always expressed with inflections of siġra.

See also

arżnu (“pine”)

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