xebba
Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), feminine of شابّ (šābb). By surface analysis, xebb + -a.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xebba f (plural xebbiet, masculine xebb, diminutive xbejba)
- female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense)
- Synonym: tfajla
- bachelorette, damsel (unmarried girl or woman)
- (religion or dated) virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)
- Synonym: verġni
Related terms
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- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese terms suffixed with -a
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese terms with homophones
- Rhymes:Maltese/ɛbba
- Rhymes:Maltese/ɛbba/2 syllables
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
- Maltese feminine nouns
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- Maltese dated terms