"darba" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdar.ba/ Forms: darbtejn [dual], drabi [plural], darbiet [paucal]
Rhymes: -arba Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic ضَرَبَ (ḍaraba) Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba) Maltese darba Inherited from Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:ضَرْبة<t:strike, blow>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic ضَرَبَ (ḍaraba) Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba) Maltese darba [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "darba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="darba"> Inherited from Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”)., {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:ضَرْبة<t:strike, blow>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic ضَرَبَ (ḍaraba) Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba) Maltese darba Inherited from Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”). Head templates: {{mt-head|noun|d=darbtejn|g=f|p=drabi|pauc=darbiet}} darba f (dual darbtejn, plural drabi, paucal darbiet)
  1. time, instance Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-darba-mt-noun-1yE0eYfx Categories (other): Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymology trees, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Time Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 56 44 Disambiguation of Time: 78 22
  2. occasion Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-darba-mt-noun-mf0LFIVw Categories (other): Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymology trees, Maltese entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ħafna drabi, wisq drabi, xi drabi

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈdar.ba/"
    },
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    }
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      "form": "darbtejn",
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    },
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      "form": "drabi",
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    },
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    },
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}

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