Maltese edit

Root
s-q-r
5 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr). The expected form would *saqar due to the originally emphatic , but this articulation was dissimilated against the q (as in several other words).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

seqer m (plural isqra or soqra, diminutive sejqer or swejqer)

  1. hawk
  2. falcon
    Synonym: falkun

See also edit