qabru

Maltese

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας (kábouras), from Koine Greek κάβουρος (kábouros, “crab”). Compare Sardinian cavuru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaːb.ru/

Noun

qabru m (plural qwabar)

1. freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile)

   Hypernym: granċ

2. (figuratively) unsociable, unfriendly person

Derived terms

• Il-Qabru

 

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔab.ru/

Noun

qabru

1. third-person masculine singular pronominal form of qabar: his grave