arżnu

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian arzanu, from Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈar.znu/

Noun

arżnu m

pine (tree)

Usage notes

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

See also

ċedru (“cedar”)

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