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Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian pòviru and/or Italian povero, both from Latin pauper.
Pronunciation
Adjective
povru (feminine singular povra, plural povri)
- (rare) poor (of little financial means)
- Synonym: (usual) fqir
- Antonyms: għani, rikk
- (figurative, prepositioned) poor (inspring pity)
- Synonym: miskin
- Dan il-povru raġel tilef lil martu u ibnu. ― This poor man has lost his wife and son.