naibi

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, but likely ultimately from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck. Cognate with Catalan naip and its Portuguese and Spanish derivative naipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaj.bi/
• Rhymes: -ajbi
• Hyphenation: nài‧bi

Noun

naibi m pl (plural only)

1. (card games) an ancient type of playing cards of Arab origin
2. (by extension, archaic) any playing cards

   Synonyms: carte da gioco f pl, carte f pl

Anagrams

• binai