seqer

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Maltese[edit]

Root
s-q-r
5 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr). The expected form would *saqar due to the originally emphatic , but this articulation was dissimilated against the q (as in several other words).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

seqer m (plural isqra or soqra, diminutive sejqer or swejqer)

  1. hawk
  2. falcon
    Synonym: falkun

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