"artab" meaning in Maltese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈar.tap/ Forms: ratba [feminine, singular], rotob [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic رَطْب (raṭb). The Maltese feminine and plural go back directly to the Arabic adjective, while the masculine is the original comparative reinterpreted as the basic form by analogy with other adjectives for physical qualities and defects (compare aħrax, oħxon, etc.). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|رَطْب}} Arabic رَطْب (raṭb), {{m|mt|aħrax}} aħrax, {{m|mt|oħxon}} oħxon Head templates: {{mt-adjective|f=ratba|p=rotob}} artab (feminine singular ratba, plural rotob)
  1. soft (not hard)
    Sense id: en-artab-mt-adj-6-vWPznz
  2. slack
    Sense id: en-artab-mt-adj-h3w67IMs
  3. (phonetics) voiceless, unvoiced Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-artab-mt-adj-nOS7XPo7 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 78 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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