"xebba" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛb.ba/ Forms: xebbiet [plural], xebb [masculine], xbejba [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), feminine of شابّ (šābb). By surface analysis, xebb + -a. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَابَّة}} Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), {{m|ar|شابّ}} شابّ (šābb), {{surf|mt|xebb|-a}} By surface analysis, xebb + -a Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=xbejba|g=f|m=xebb|p=xebbiet}} xebba f (plural xebbiet, masculine xebb, diminutive xbejba)
  1. female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense) Tags: feminine Synonyms: tfajla
    Sense id: en-xebba-mt-noun--l-F0LNI
  2. bachelorette, damsel (unmarried girl or woman) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-xebba-mt-noun-uq98USf-
  3. (religion or dated) virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience) Tags: dated, feminine Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: verġni
    Sense id: en-xebba-mt-noun-6-YgaCHr Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 18 28 54 Disambiguation of Maltese terms suffixed with -a: 22 29 49 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: xbubija

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَابَّة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَابَّة (šābba)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "شابّ"
      },
      "expansion": "شابّ (šābb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "xebb",
        "3": "-a"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, xebb + -a",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), feminine of شابّ (šābb). By surface analysis, xebb + -a.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xebbiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xebb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xbejba",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "xbejba",
        "g": "f",
        "m": "xebb",
        "p": "xebbiet"
      },
      "expansion": "xebba f (plural xebbiet, masculine xebb, diminutive xbejba)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "xbubija"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense)"
      ],
      "id": "en-xebba-mt-noun--l-F0LNI",
      "links": [
        [
          "adolescent",
          "adolescent"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tfajla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bachelorette, damsel (unmarried girl or woman)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bachelorette",
          "bachelorette"
        ],
        [
          "damsel",
          "damsel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "mt:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 28 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 29 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms suffixed with -a",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)"
      ],
      "id": "en-xebba-mt-noun-6-YgaCHr",
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ],
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion or dated) virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "verġni"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛb.ba/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "xebba’ (except archaically)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xebba"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms suffixed with -a",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Maltese terms with homophones"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "شابّ (šābb)",
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      "expansion": "By surface analysis, xebb + -a",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), feminine of شابّ (šābb). By surface analysis, xebb + -a.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xebbiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xebb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xbejba",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "xbejba",
        "g": "f",
        "m": "xebb",
        "p": "xebbiet"
      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "xbubija"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adolescent",
          "adolescent"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tfajla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bachelorette, damsel (unmarried girl or woman)"
      ],
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        [
          "bachelorette",
          "bachelorette"
        ],
        [
          "damsel",
          "damsel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese dated terms",
        "mt:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ],
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion or dated) virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "verġni"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛb.ba/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "xebba’ (except archaically)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xebba"
}

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