"għasfur" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /asˈfuːr/, /aˤːsˈfuːr/ Forms: għasafar [plural], għasfura [feminine], għasajfar [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|عَصْفُور|t=small bird, sparrow}} Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=għasajfar|f=għasfura|g=m|p=għasafar}} għasfur m (plural għasafar, feminine għasfura, diminutive għasajfar)
  1. bird (male) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-għasfur-mt-noun-lXGRSZzE Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for għasfur meaning in Maltese (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عَصْفُور",
        "t": "small bird, sparrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "għasafar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għasfura",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għasajfar",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "għasajfar",
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        "p": "għasafar"
      },
      "expansion": "għasfur m (plural għasafar, feminine għasfura, diminutive għasajfar)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "mt",
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          "orig": "mt:Birds",
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "All birds of the infected quarantine facility or unit have to be killed and destroyed.",
          "text": "Kull għasfur tal-faċilità jew unità ta’ kwarantina infettata jrid jinqatel jew jinqered.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "links": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈfuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːsˈfuːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għasfur"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عَصْفُور",
        "t": "small bird, sparrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "għasafar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għasfura",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għasajfar",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "għasajfar",
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      },
      "expansion": "għasfur m (plural għasafar, feminine għasfura, diminutive għasajfar)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maltese 2-syllable words",
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Maltese terms with usage examples",
        "mt:Birds"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "All birds of the infected quarantine facility or unit have to be killed and destroyed.",
          "text": "Kull għasfur tal-faċilità jew unità ta’ kwarantina infettata jrid jinqatel jew jinqered.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bird (male)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/asˈfuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːsˈfuːr/"
    }
  ],
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