sebat

See also: Sebat

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛbat/

Numeral

sebat m or f

1. long attributive form of sebgħa (“seven”)

   Coordinate term: seba' (short attributive form)

Usage notes

• The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The long form is used with broken plurals that begin with a consonant cluster. To the noun i- is then prefixed: tfal (“children”) → sebat itfal (“seven children”). Irregularly this also happens with jiem: sebat ijiem (“seven days”).
• The use of the long form in the above contexts is predominantly observed, but for the most part is not entirely obligatory, meaning that seba' tfal may also be heard.

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Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ثَبَات‎ (ṯabāt).

Noun

sebat (definite accusative)

1. firmness, fixedness, fixity, stability, stableness
2. durability, durableness, permanence
3. constancy, perseverance
4. demonstration, proof