bejta

Maltese

Root
b-j-t
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْتَة (bayta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛj.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjta

Noun

bejta f (plural bejtiet)

  1. nest
    • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta ta’ Dejjem”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
      Qalbi xebgħet bil-bejta
      li dejjem ta’ kull sena
      titwaqqa’ kull ħarifa,
      u kull April tinbena,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
      u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
      u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
      bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. burrow (of animals)

Derived terms

  • bejta tan-nemel
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