"darba" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdar.ba/ Forms: darbtejn [dual], drabi [plural], darbiet [paucal]
Rhymes: -arba Etymology: From Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|ضَرْبة|t=strike, blow}} Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”) Head templates: {{mt-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 incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Time Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Time: 78 22
  2. occasion Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-darba-mt-noun-mf0LFIVw Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ħafna drabi, wisq drabi, xi drabi

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ħafna drabi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wisq drabi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "xi drabi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ضَرْبة",
        "t": "strike, blow"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "darbtejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drabi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darbiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "d": "darbtejn",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "drabi",
        "pauc": "darbiet"
      },
      "expansion": "darba f (dual darbtejn, plural drabi, paucal darbiet)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "mt:Time",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time, instance"
      ],
      "id": "en-darba-mt-noun-1yE0eYfx",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "instance",
          "instance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "occasion"
      ],
      "id": "en-darba-mt-noun-mf0LFIVw",
      "links": [
        [
          "occasion",
          "occasion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdar.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "darba"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Maltese/arba",
    "Rhymes:Maltese/arba/2 syllables",
    "mt:Time"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ħafna drabi"
    },
    {
      "word": "wisq drabi"
    },
    {
      "word": "xi drabi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ضَرْبة",
        "t": "strike, blow"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ضَرْبة (ḍarba, “strike, blow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "darbtejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drabi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darbiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "d": "darbtejn",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "drabi",
        "pauc": "darbiet"
      },
      "expansion": "darba f (dual darbtejn, plural drabi, paucal darbiet)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "time, instance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "instance",
          "instance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "occasion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "occasion",
          "occasion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdar.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "darba"
}

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