Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَيْن بَقَر (ʕayn baqar). By surface analysis, għajn +‎ baqar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ajmˈba.ʔar/
  • IPA(key): /aˤːjmˈba.ʔar/ (archaic)

Noun

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għajnbaqar m (collective, singulative għajnbaqra, paucal għajnbaqriet)

  1. plum, plums (several fruits; plum as a mass, taste, species)