tebqa
Maltese
Root |
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t-b-q |
4 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic طِبْق (ṭibq), طَبَق (ṭabaq), طَبَقة (ṭabaqa), or a merger of these.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛp.ʔa/
Noun
tebqa f (dual tebqtejn or tebqejn, plural tbieqi, paucal tebqat or tebqiet)
- (now usually in fixed contexts) one of two corresponding things, especially where one fits or shuts into the other
- (also tebqa tal-bieb) doorleaf
- (also tebqa tal-għajn) eyelid
- Synonyms: għatu tal-għajn, kappell tal-għajn (both commoner)
- (also tebqa tas-sorm) buttock
- (also tebqa tal-fwied) caul, caul fat
- an instance of shutting; (especially of the eye) a blink
Usage notes
- Distinguish between tebqa tal-għajn or tebqet il-għajn (“eyelid”) on the one hand, and tebqa t'għajn or tebqa ta' għajn (“blink of an eye, moment”) on the other.