See bu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"args": {
"1": "mt",
"2": "ar",
"3": "أَبُو"
},
"expansion": "Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَب (ʔab, “father”).",
"forms": [
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"form": "abwa",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "but",
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"plural"
]
},
{
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"feminine"
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}
],
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"g": "m",
"p": "abwa",
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
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"word": "buċaqq"
},
{
"word": "budakkra"
},
{
"word": "budebbus"
},
{
"word": "budenb"
},
{
"word": "Bufies"
},
{
"word": "buful"
},
{
"word": "Buġibba"
},
{
"word": "bugeddum"
},
{
"word": "Bugeja"
},
{
"word": "bugħaddas"
},
{
"word": "bugħajjat"
},
{
"word": "bugħarwien"
},
{
"word": "bugħaż"
},
{
"word": "Bugħażż"
},
{
"word": "Buhagar"
},
{
"word": "bukagħwar"
},
{
"word": "bulebbiet"
},
{
"word": "Bulebel"
},
{
"word": "bumbewwaq"
},
{
"word": "bumellies"
},
{
"word": "bumistur"
},
{
"word": "bumnieħer"
},
{
"word": "bumunqar"
},
{
"word": "bunajjar"
},
{
"word": "bunemmiel"
},
{
"word": "bunittien"
},
{
"word": "bunixxiefa"
},
{
"word": "buqarn"
},
{
"word": "buqarrieq"
},
{
"word": "buqexrem"
},
{
"word": "buqrajq"
},
{
"word": "buqrambu"
},
{
"word": "buraħba"
},
{
"word": "buras"
},
{
"word": "burasburikba"
},
{
"word": "buriħa"
},
{
"word": "burikba"
},
{
"word": "burqax"
},
{
"word": "busaqajn"
},
{
"word": "busieq"
},
{
"word": "busudien"
},
{
"word": "busuf"
},
{
"alt": "Busittil",
"word": "Busuttil"
},
{
"word": "buswejda"
},
{
"word": "butiff"
},
{
"word": "Buttiġieġ"
},
{
"word": "butwil"
},
{
"word": "buwaħħal"
},
{
"word": "buwiċċejn"
},
{
"word": "buxiħ"
},
{
"word": "buxwejka"
},
{
"word": "bużaqq"
},
{
"word": "bużellieq"
},
{
"word": "bużerqum"
},
{
"word": "bużrunġu"
},
{
"word": "bużullieqa"
}
],
"glosses": [
"father"
],
"id": "en-bu-mt-noun-iKGIHwAl",
"links": [
[
"father",
"father"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) father"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "missier"
}
],
"tags": [
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"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/buː/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uː"
}
],
"word": "bu"
}
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"Pages with entries",
"zom:Foods"
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},
{
"word": "budakkra"
},
{
"word": "budebbus"
},
{
"word": "budenb"
},
{
"word": "Bufies"
},
{
"word": "buful"
},
{
"word": "Buġibba"
},
{
"word": "bugeddum"
},
{
"word": "Bugeja"
},
{
"word": "bugħaddas"
},
{
"word": "bugħajjat"
},
{
"word": "bugħarwien"
},
{
"word": "bugħaż"
},
{
"word": "Bugħażż"
},
{
"word": "Buhagar"
},
{
"word": "bukagħwar"
},
{
"word": "bulebbiet"
},
{
"word": "Bulebel"
},
{
"word": "bumbewwaq"
},
{
"word": "bumellies"
},
{
"word": "bumistur"
},
{
"word": "bumnieħer"
},
{
"word": "bumunqar"
},
{
"word": "bunajjar"
},
{
"word": "bunemmiel"
},
{
"word": "bunittien"
},
{
"word": "bunixxiefa"
},
{
"word": "buqarn"
},
{
"word": "buqarrieq"
},
{
"word": "buqexrem"
},
{
"word": "buqrajq"
},
{
"word": "buqrambu"
},
{
"word": "buraħba"
},
{
"word": "buras"
},
{
"word": "burasburikba"
},
{
"word": "buriħa"
},
{
"word": "burikba"
},
{
"word": "burqax"
},
{
"word": "busaqajn"
},
{
"word": "busieq"
},
{
"word": "busudien"
},
{
"word": "busuf"
},
{
"alt": "Busittil",
"word": "Busuttil"
},
{
"word": "buswejda"
},
{
"word": "butiff"
},
{
"word": "Buttiġieġ"
},
{
"word": "butwil"
},
{
"word": "buwaħħal"
},
{
"word": "buwiċċejn"
},
{
"word": "buxiħ"
},
{
"word": "buxwejka"
},
{
"word": "bużaqq"
},
{
"word": "bużellieq"
},
{
"word": "bużerqum"
},
{
"word": "bużrunġu"
},
{
"word": "bużullieqa"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "mt",
"2": "ar",
"3": "أَبُو"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "abwa",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "but",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "omm",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
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"p": "abwa",
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},
"expansion": "bu m (plural abwa or but, feminine omm)",
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}
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"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "noun",
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"categories": [
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"Maltese lemmas",
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"Maltese nouns",
"Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
"Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
"Maltese terms with obsolete senses",
"Pages with 70 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Maltese/uː",
"Rhymes:Maltese/uː/1 syllable"
],
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"father"
],
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[
"father",
"father"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) father"
],
"synonyms": [
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"word": "missier"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/buː/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uː"
}
],
"word": "bu"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Maltese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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