"rix" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /riːʃ/ Forms: rixa [singulative], rixiet [paucal]
Rhymes: -iːʃ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʔš- Classical Syriac ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā)bor. Arabic رِيش (rīš) Maltese rix Inherited from Arabic رِيش (rīš). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:رِيش<id:feathers>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʔš- Classical Syriac ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā)bor. Arabic رِيش (rīš) Maltese rix [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "tip, extremity", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Semitic", "term" : "*raʔš-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "transliteration" : "rēšā", "lang_name" : "Classical Syriac", "term" : "ܪܝܫܐ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "syc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ر ي ش", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "رِيش", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "rix", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="rix"> Inherited from Arabic رِيش (rīš).
  1. feathers; plumage Tags: collective, masculine

Inflected forms

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