lsir

Maltese

Root
j-s-r
4 terms

Alternative forms

  • rsir
  • ilsir (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

From Arabic الأَسِير (al-ʔasīr), from أَسِير (ʔasīr) with fused definite article.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)lˈsiːr/
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

lsir m (plural lsiera or josra, feminine lsira, diminutive lsajjar)

  1. a slave
    Synonyms: skjav, (obsolete) għabid
  2. (especially) a captive, one who has been captured and enslaved

Adjective

lsir (feminine singular lsira, plural lsiera or josra)

  1. enslaved
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