tajr

Maltese

Root
t-j-r
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَيْر (ṭayr). The singulative tajra may continue both طَيْرة (ṭayra) and طائِرة (ṭāʔira).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tajr/
• Homophone: tgħir (one pronunciation)

Noun

tajr m (collective, singulative tajra, plural tjur or tjar, paucal tajriet)

1. bird(s), especially poultry

   Synonym: (commoner) għasfur

2. kite(s)

   Synonym: manoċċa