rebbieħ

Maltese

Root
r-b-ħ
15 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَبَّاح (rabbāḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛbˈbɪːħ/

Noun

rebbieħ m (plural rebbieħa, feminine rebbieħa)

  1. winner
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pika”, in Fl-Arena:
      Il-għażla tar-rebbieħ
      kienet tqila bis-sħiħ,
      u Marzu Marzellu
      fetaħ ir-rixtellu,
      u tax-xita fir-raxx
      parpar baxx baxx.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. conqueror
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