"bettieħ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /bɛtˈtɪːħ/ Forms: bettieħa [singulative], btietaħ [plural], bettiħat [paucal], bettiħiet [paucal]
Etymology: From Arabic بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ). The etymologically more justified (and prescriptively preferred) spelling bettiħ is very rare in practice since the word is treated as belonging to the common measure C-e-CC-ie-C. (The phonemes /iː/ and /ɪː/ are merged before /ħ/ and /ʔ/.) Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|بِطِّيخ}} Arabic بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ), {{m|mt||bettiħ}} bettiħ
  1. melon, melons Tags: collective, masculine
    Sense id: en-bettieħ-mt-noun-IsZXItk4
  2. (Gozo, humorous) testicles of a donkey Tags: collective, humorous, masculine Categories (lifeform): Fruits
    Sense id: en-bettieħ-mt-noun-vh-r2vur Disambiguation of Fruits: 39 61 Categories (other): Gozitan Maltese, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bettiħ, bittiħ

Inflected forms

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