lsir
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ilsir (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
From Arabic الأَسِير (al-ʾasīr), from أَسِير (ʾasīr) with fused definite article.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lˈsiːr/
Noun
lsir m (plural lsiera)
- a slave
- Synonym: skjav
- (especially) a captive, one who has been captured and enslaved
Related terms
- jassar