"xebh" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɛpħ/
Etymology: From Arabic شَبَه (šabah, “similarity”), perhaps merged with شِبْه (šibh, “something similar”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَبَه|t=similarity}} Arabic شَبَه (šabah, “similarity”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m}} xebh m
  1. similarity Tags: masculine Synonyms: xebħ (english: but unofficial) [common] Related terms: xbieha, xebah, xebbah
    Sense id: en-xebh-mt-noun-jMDlaxY2 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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        "t": "similarity"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَبَه (šabah, “similarity”), perhaps merged with شِبْه (šibh, “something similar”).",
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        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "xebh m",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ]
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          "word": "xbieha"
        },
        {
          "word": "xebah"
        },
        {
          "word": "xebbah"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "but unofficial",
          "tags": [
            "common"
          ],
          "word": "xebħ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛpħ/"
    }
  ],
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    }
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    },
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        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "similarity"
      ],
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        [
          "similarity",
          "similarity"
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛpħ/"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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