għasfur

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Maltese

Root
għ-s-f-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

għasfur m (plural għasafar, feminine għasfura, diminutive għasajfar)

  1. bird (male)
    Kull għasfur tal-faċilità jew unità ta’ kwarantina infettata jrid jinqatel jew jinqered.
    All birds of the infected quarantine facility or unit have to be killed and destroyed.
    • 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.
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    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
      u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
      u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
      bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!
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