għira
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic غَيْرة (ḡayra, “jealousy, jealous zeal”), widely also pronounced غِيرة (ḡīra) in dialects, which is the underlying form in Maltese (the modern diphthong being due to the vocalised għ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛjra/
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