lifgħa

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic الْأَفْعَى (al-ʔafʕā), from أَفْعَى (ʔafʕā, “viper”) with fused definite article اَل (al-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.fa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.faˤ/ (archaic)

Noun

lifgħa f (plural lifgħat or lifagħ)

1. viper, adder

Derived terms

• nisel lifgħat

 

See also

• serp