"żrinġ" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /zrɪnt͡ʃ/ Forms: żrinġijiet [plural], żrinġiet [plural], żrejneġ [diminutive]
Etymology: From a Maghrebi Arabic form akin to Moroccan Arabic جران (jrān), 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|ary|جران|tr=jrān}} Moroccan Arabic جران (jrān), {{der|mt|ber|-}} Berber, {{cog|kab|ajṛun}} Kabyle ajṛun, {{der|mt|la|rāna}} Latin rāna, {{cog|ca|granota}} Catalan granota, {{cog|fr|grenouille}} French grenouille Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=żrejneġ|g=m|p=żrinġijiet|p2=żrinġiet|p2q=obsolete}} żrinġ m (plural żrinġijiet or żrinġiet, diminutive żrejneġ)
  1. frog Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Amphibians Synonyms: żronġ
    Sense id: en-żrinġ-mt-noun-dPpTJ8wP Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
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      },
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        "2": "ajṛun"
      },
      "expansion": "Kabyle ajṛun",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin rāna",
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        "1": "ca",
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      "expansion": "Catalan granota",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "fr",
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      },
      "expansion": "French grenouille",
      "name": "cog"
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "żrinġiet",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "żrejneġ",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "english": "King James Version translation: And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.",
          "ref": "c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Eżodu 8:3:",
          "text": "U s-saħħara bis-sħarijiet tagħhom tellgħu huma wkoll iż-żrinġijiet għal fuq l-art ta’ l-Eġittu.",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/zrɪnt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Kabyle ajṛun",
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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "rāna"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin rāna",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "granota"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan granota",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "grenouille"
      },
      "expansion": "French grenouille",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "żrinġiet",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      ]
    }
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        {
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          "text": "U s-saħħara bis-sħarijiet tagħhom tellgħu huma wkoll iż-żrinġijiet għal fuq l-art ta’ l-Eġittu.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/zrɪnt͡ʃ/"
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  ],
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    {
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