għasfur

għasfur

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic عَصْفُور‎ (ʿaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈfuːr/, /aˁːsˈfuːr/

Noun

għasfur m (plural għasafar, feminine għasfura)

1. bird (male)

   Kull għasafar tal-faċilitá jew unitá ta’ kwarantina infetata jridu jinqatlu jew jiġu meqruda.

   All birds of the infected quarantine facility or unit have to be killed and destroyed.