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Għarbi
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Maltese
għ-r-b Arab
Etymology
From mt ar عَرَبِيّ. One of the few words referring to Arabo-Islamic culture that was actually inherited (and not later reborrowed from Italian). Might also be used to refer to the early forms of Maltese language either by its speakers or foreigners who visited Muslim and later re-Christianized Malta.
Pronunciation
mt /ˈaːr.bɪ/
mt /ˈaˤːr.bɪ/ archaic
mt aːrbɪ aˤːrbɪ 2
Adjective
adjective Għarbija Għarab,Għarbin
Arab, Arabic
mt il-konkwistaturi Għarab f’Malta the Arab conquerors in Malta 1
mt l-elementi Għarbin fil-Malti the Arabic elements in Maltese 1
Usage notes
The plural form mt Għarbin is used chiefly with non-personal referents (like en Arabic).
Alternative forms
mt għarbi
Noun
noun m Għarbija Għarab
Arab
Proper noun
proper noun m l-Għarbi
Arabic language
mt L-Għarbi huwa lingwa Semitika Ċentrali. Arabic is a Central Semitic language.