żnuber

Maltese

Alternative forms

• snuber

Etymology

From Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar, “pine”) with sporadic voicing of the onset.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈznuː.bɛr/

Noun

żnuber m (plural żnieber)

1. fir (tree)

Usage notes

• The singular is used both as a singulative and a collective. The form siġra taż-żnuber may be used instead, and paucal and plural are always expressed with inflections of siġra.

See also

• arżnu (“pine”)