lifgħa

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic الْأَفْعَى (al-ʔafʕā), from أَفْعَى‎ (ʔafʕā, “viper”) with fused definite article اَل‎ (al-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.fa/
IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.faˤ/ (archaic)

Noun

lifgħa f (plural lifgħat or lifagħ)

viper, adder

Derived terms

nisel lifgħat

See also

serp

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