سفنارية

Libyan Arabic

Alternative forms

• سفنّاري m (sfənnāri)

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya), from Ancient Greek σταφυλίνη ἀγρία (staphulínē agría, “wild carrot”). Cognate to Maltese zunnarija and several Iberian languages; see Spanish zanahoria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sfən.naː.rij.ja/

Noun

سفنّاريّة (sfənnāriyya) f

1. carrot