arżnu

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian arzanu, from Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.znu/

Noun

arżnu m

1. pine (tree)

Usage notes

• The singular is used both as a singulative and a collective. The form siġra tal-arżnu may be used instead, and paucal and plural are always expressed with inflections of siġra.

See also

• ċedru (“cedar”)