"debba" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛb.ba/ Forms: dwieb [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛbba Etymology: From Arabic دَابَّة (dābba, “mount, beast of burden”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|دَابَّة|t=mount, beast of burden}} Arabic دَابَّة (dābba, “mount, beast of burden”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=dwieb}} debba f (plural dwieb)
  1. mare (female horse) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-debba-mt-noun-xj9tnLcd Categories (other): Equids, Female animals, Horses, ِAnimals Disambiguation of Equids: 61 39 Disambiguation of Female animals: 97 3 Disambiguation of Horses: 62 38 Disambiguation of ِAnimals: 82 18
  2. Shortening of debba tax-xitan: praying mantis Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-debba-mt-noun-FATDMWmY Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: felu, żiemel

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ar",
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      },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        },
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          "_dis": "97 3",
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        },
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          "praying mantis"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛb.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛbba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "debba"
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Maltese/ɛbba/2 syllables",
    "mt:Equids",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "felu"
    },
    {
      "word": "żiemel"
    }
  ],
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        "mare (female horse)"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɛb.ba/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛbba"
    }
  ],
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