"fekruna" meaning in All languages combined

See fekruna on Wiktionary

Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /fɛkˈruː.na/ Forms: fkieren [plural], fekruniet [paucal]
Rhymes: -uːna Etymology: Inherited from Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Tunisian Arabic فكرون (fakrūn), Moroccan Arabic فكرون (fakrūn). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|mt|ber|-}} Berber, {{cog|aeb|فكرون|tr=fakrūn}} Tunisian Arabic فكرون (fakrūn), {{cog|ary|فكرون|tr=fakrūn}} Moroccan Arabic فكرون (fakrūn) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=fkieren|pauc=fekruniet}} fekruna f (plural fkieren, paucal fekruniet)
  1. tortoise, turtle Tags: feminine Derived forms: fekren, tfekrin

Inflected forms

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        "3": "-"
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "فكرون",
        "tr": "fakrūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic فكرون (fakrūn)",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic فكرون (fakrūn)",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Tunisian Arabic فكرون (fakrūn), Moroccan Arabic فكرون (fakrūn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fkieren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fekruniet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
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        "pauc": "fekruniet"
      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "mt:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Reptiles",
          "orig": "mt:Reptiles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Turtles",
          "orig": "mt:Turtles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "fekren"
        },
        {
          "word": "tfekrin"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              19,
              26
            ],
            [
              81,
              88
            ]
          ],
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            [
              8,
              16
            ],
            [
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          ],
          "english": "Sixteen tortoise hatchlings have hatched from a nest in Għadira Bay. The tortoise hatchlings appeared leaving the nest at exactly 9.30 p.m. last night after an incubation period which has been considered successful.",
          "ref": "2020 September 23, “Ifaqqsu 16-il ferħ ta’ fekruna fil-Bajja tal-Għadira; Mistennijin ifaqqsu aktar fil-jiem li ġejjin”, in iNews Malta, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020:",
          "text": "Sittax-il ferħ ta’ fekruna faqqsu minn bejta fil-Bajja tal-Għadira. Il-frieħ tal-fkieren dehru joħorġu mill-bejta għall-ħabta tad-9.30 p.m. tal-bieraħ wara perjodu ta’ inkubazzjoni li kien meqjus li kien suċċess.",
          "translation": "Sixteen tortoise hatchlings have hatched from a nest in Għadira Bay. The tortoise hatchlings appeared leaving the nest at exactly 9.30 p.m. last night after an incubation period which has been considered successful.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛkˈruː.na/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fekruna"
}
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    {
      "word": "fekren"
    },
    {
      "word": "tfekrin"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
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      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic فكرون (fakrūn)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Maghrebi Arabic, from a Berber language. Compare Tunisian Arabic فكرون (fakrūn), Moroccan Arabic فكرون (fakrūn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fkieren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fekruniet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "fkieren",
        "pauc": "fekruniet"
      },
      "expansion": "fekruna f (plural fkieren, paucal fekruniet)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Maltese feminine nouns",
        "Maltese lemmas",
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        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Berber languages",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/uːna",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/uːna/3 syllables",
        "mt:Animals",
        "mt:Reptiles",
        "mt:Turtles"
      ],
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              19,
              26
            ],
            [
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              88
            ]
          ],
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            [
              8,
              16
            ],
            [
              73,
              81
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Sixteen tortoise hatchlings have hatched from a nest in Għadira Bay. The tortoise hatchlings appeared leaving the nest at exactly 9.30 p.m. last night after an incubation period which has been considered successful.",
          "ref": "2020 September 23, “Ifaqqsu 16-il ferħ ta’ fekruna fil-Bajja tal-Għadira; Mistennijin ifaqqsu aktar fil-jiem li ġejjin”, in iNews Malta, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020:",
          "text": "Sittax-il ferħ ta’ fekruna faqqsu minn bejta fil-Bajja tal-Għadira. Il-frieħ tal-fkieren dehru joħorġu mill-bejta għall-ħabta tad-9.30 p.m. tal-bieraħ wara perjodu ta’ inkubazzjoni li kien meqjus li kien suċċess.",
          "translation": "Sixteen tortoise hatchlings have hatched from a nest in Għadira Bay. The tortoise hatchlings appeared leaving the nest at exactly 9.30 p.m. last night after an incubation period which has been considered successful.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tortoise, turtle"
      ],
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        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛkˈruː.na/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fekruna"
}

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