ġebel
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See also: Gebel
Maltese[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ġ-b-l |
| 2 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain, rock”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ġebel m (collective, singulative ġebla, paucal ġebliet)
- stones
- Synonym: ħaġar
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 35:14:
- U Ġakobb waqqaf plier fejn kien kellmu, plier tal-ġebel; u raxxax l-inbid fuqu u sawwab iż-żejt.
- King James Version translation: And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
Noun[edit]
ġebel m (plural iġbla)