fjur

Albanian

Etymology

Unclear. Might be related to Proto-Hellenic *āwḗr (“morning mist”) as Proto-Albanian *awuòr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). See Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) for more.

Adverb

fjur

  1. aloft

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian ciuri (once fiuri), from Latin flōs. The singular in -a and the collective are backformations from the plural.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjuːr/

Noun

fjur m (collective, singulative fjura, plural fjuri, paucal fjuriet)

  1. flower (kind of plant)
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:
      Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
      u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
      ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
      qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. flower, blossom (reproductive structure on plants)
    Synonyms: (dated) żahar, (archaic) nwar
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