għasfur

Maltese

Root
għ-s-f-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, small bird, sparrow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈfuːr/
  • IPA(key): /aˤːsˈfuːr/ (archaic)

Noun

għasfur m (plural għasafar, feminine għasfura, diminutive għasajfar)

  1. bird (male)
    Kull għasfur tal-faċilità jew unità ta’ kwarantina infettata jrid jinqatel jew jinqered.
    All birds of the infected quarantine facility or unit have to be killed and destroyed.
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