"nejba" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛj.ba/ Forms: njieb [plural], nejbiet [paucal]
Etymology: Back-formation from Arabic أَنْيَاب (ʔanyāb), plural of نَاب (nāb), compare Tunisian Arabic نيبة Etymology templates: {{back-formation|mt}} Back-formation, {{inh|mt|ar|أَنْيَاب}} Arabic أَنْيَاب (ʔanyāb), {{cog|aeb|نيبة|tr=-}} Tunisian Arabic نيبة Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=njieb|pauc=nejbiet}} nejba f (plural njieb, paucal nejbiet)
  1. canine tooth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nejba-mt-noun-A2dFIk57 Categories (other): Maltese back-formations, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese back-formations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. tusk; fang Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Teeth
    Sense id: en-nejba-mt-noun-wX7NXzuf Disambiguation of Teeth: 40 60 Categories (other): Maltese back-formations, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese back-formations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58

Inflected forms

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