siġra
See also: sigra
Maltese
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Etymology
editFrom Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara) with dissimilation of š- against the following -j- (as in some Arabic dialects).
Pronunciation
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editsiġra f (plural siġar or sġar or sġur, paucal siġriet or siġrat, diminutive sġajra)
- tree
- L-irrigazzjoni hija permessa matul il-perjodu veġetattiv tas-siġra.
- Irrigation is permitted during the tree's growing period.
- 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:
- Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)