qabru
Maltese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας (kábouras), from Koine Greek κάβουρος (kábouros, “crab”). Compare Sardinian cavuru.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qabru m (plural qwabar)
- freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile)
- Hypernym: granċ
- (figuratively) unsociable, unfriendly person
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the lemma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qabru
- third-person masculine singular pronominal form of qabar: his grave