sebat

See also: Sebat

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛbat/

Numeral

sebat m or f

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

Usage notes

• The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The long form is used with nouns beginning with a consonant cluster, to which i- is then prefixed: tfal (“children”) → sebat itfal (“seven children”). Only rarely is it also used with actual vowel-initial nouns.

Coordinate terms

• seba’ (short attributive form)

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Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ثَبَات (ṯabāt).

Noun

sebat (definite accusative [please provide])

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