żrinġ

See also: zrinġ

Maltese

Etymology

From a Maghrebi Arabic form akin to Moroccan Arabic جرانة (jrāna), from a Berber language; compare Kabyle ajṛun. Possibly from an alteration of Latin rāna with initial g- imitating the croaking sound of a frog, as in Catalan granota and French grenouille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zrɪntʃ/

Noun

1. frog
   • (Exodus 8:7, KJV)

     U s-saħħara bis-sħarijiet tagħhom tellgħu huma wkoll iż-żrinġijiet għal fuq l-art ta' l-Eġittu.

     And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.