t-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The word sabbar could
also be the plural of sabbara (the Aloe Vera plant) in Maltese. This would be
derived from the Arabic sabbar or subbar meaning cacti. In fact, in some Arab
countries sabar means
prickly pear. The “s” in this case, is strong and is pronounced as “z”. Judging
by the names of other Maltese villages, like nearby Żejtun (meaning olive in
Arabic) it seems quite probable that such names may have agricultural
connotations
