trobbija
Maltese
Etymology
Derived from rabba (“to bring up, raise”), perhaps as an alteration of Arabic تَرْبِية (tarbiya), which survives unaltered in Maltese tarbija (“baby”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɔbˈbiːja/
Noun
trobbija f (plural trobbijiet)
- upbringing; rearing; education (of a child)
Related terms
- rabba
- tarbija
- trabba