"libsa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪp.sa/ Forms: lbiesi [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic لِبْسة (libsa, “attire, choice of clothes”, in dialects also “garment, dress”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|لِبْسة|t=attire, choice of clothes”, in dialects also “garment, dress}} Arabic لِبْسة (libsa, “attire, choice of clothes”, in dialects also “garment, dress”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=lbiesi}} libsa f (plural lbiesi)
  1. garment, piece of clothing Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-libsa-mt-noun-6fu4MKkC Disambiguation of Clothing: 74 26 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (usually) dress (kind of women's garment) Tags: feminine, usually
    Sense id: en-libsa-mt-noun-0s5si8RZ

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2ⁿᵈ edition, Malta: Ede Books:",
          "text": "Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok\nlewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,\nbl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,\nu xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.",
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          "english": "In summer the hill\nput on the brown frock\nof the fried grass.",
          "ref": "Anton Buttigieg, “Ħajku 236”, in Il-Muża bil-Kimono:",
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