qabru
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