żrinġ

See also: zrinġ

Maltese

Alternative forms

• żronġ

Etymology

From a Maghrebi Arabic form akin to Moroccan Arabic جران (jrān), from a Berber language; compare Kabyle ajṛun. Possibly from an alteration of Latin rāna with initial g- imitating the croaking sound of a frog, as in Catalan granota and French grenouille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zrɪnt͡ʃ/

Noun

żrinġ m (plural żrinġijiet or (obsolete) żrinġiet, diminutive żrejneġ)

1. frog
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Eżodu 8:3:

     U s-saħħara bis-sħarijiet tagħhom tellgħu huma wkoll iż-żrinġijiet għal fuq l-art ta’ l-Eġittu.

     King James Version translation: And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.