talb

Maltese

Root
t-l-b
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَلَب (ṭalab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /talp/
  • Rhymes: -alp

Noun

talb m (instance noun talba)

  1. verbal noun of talab:
    1. praying, prayer
      • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Qanpiena”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:
        Il-qanpiena ħarġet tħabbar
        mill-kampnar: Sar ħin it-talb;
        ejjew nies, il-kelma t’Alla
        sa niżirgħu, ħejju l-qalb!”
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. begging, requesting
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