qabru
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Maltese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας (kábouras), from Koine Greek κάβουρος (kábouros, “crab”). Compare Sardinian cavuru.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
qabru m (plural qwabar)
- freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile)
- Hypernym: granċ
- (figuratively) unsociable, unfriendly person
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the lemma.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
qabru
- third-person masculine singular pronominal form of qabar: his grave