Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic صُبْيَان (ṣubyān).
Pronunciation[edit]
subien
- (archaic) plural of sabi
- specifically male plural of tifel (“child; boy”) and żagħżugħ (“young person”), also used as an apposition with other words to specify the male
- Coordinate term: bniet
- aħwa subien ― brothers (literally, “siblings boys”)
- ulied subien ― sons (literally, “children boys”)
- studenti subien ― male students (literally, “students guys”)