reġina

See also: regina, regină, Regina, Regína, and Regīna

Maltese

Etymology

From Italian regina and/or Sicilian rigina, riggina, both from Latin rēgīna. If originally borrowed from Sicilian, the form would have been later influenced by either the masculine re (“king”) or the Italian form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɛˈd͡ʒiː.na/

Noun

reġina f (plural rġejjen, masculine re)

queen
Synonym: (see there for notes) sultana
(chess) queen

Derived terms

reġina tan-naħal

Related terms

renju

Chess pieces in Maltese · bċejjeċ taċ-ċess (layout · text)

re	reġina	torri	isqof	żiemel	pjun, pedina, petun