ħajbur

Maltese

Etymology

Has been connected to Arabic حَبِير (ḥabīr, “clouds”), but Vassalli gives it with /x/.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħajˈbuːr/

Noun

ħajbur m (collective, singulative ħajbura, paucal ħajburiet)

1. cumulus clouds or similar fairly small low-level clouds