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.