"xifa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈʃiː.fa/ Forms: xifiet [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic شِيف (šīf, “prickles on the stems and branches of palm-trees”). The biological uses by analogy with the form of the beak and shell respectively. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شِيف|t=prickles on the stems and branches of palm-trees}} Arabic شِيف (šīf, “prickles on the stems and branches of palm-trees”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=xifiet}} xifa f (plural xifiet)
  1. shoemaker's awl (tool) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-xifa-mt-noun-~dhYL5eU
  2. pied avocet (a bird, Recurvirostra avosetta) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Birds, Shorebirds Synonyms: avosett
    Sense id: en-xifa-mt-noun-80VVlt39 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 4 45 51
  3. tusk shell, especially of the genus Dentalium Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Mollusks Synonyms: xifa tal-baħar
    Sense id: en-xifa-mt-noun-xz8mr6o8 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 4 45 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: timplor

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