"xniegħa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃnɪː.ja/, /ˈʃnɪː.aˤ/ Forms: xnigħat [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic شَنَاعَة (šanāʕa, “repulsiveness, abomination”), probably referring to the scandalous subject matter, but perhaps also because gossip is itself repulsive. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَنَاعَة|t=repulsiveness, abomination}} Arabic شَنَاعَة (šanāʕa, “repulsiveness, abomination”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=xnigħat}} xniegħa f (plural xnigħat)
  1. rumor Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-xniegħa-mt-noun-Fvb1CnzJ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. gossip Tags: feminine Synonyms: zekzik
    Sense id: en-xniegħa-mt-noun-3XOi98eY

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈʃnɪː.ja/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃnɪː.aˤ/"
    }
  ],
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    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃnɪː.ja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃnɪː.aˤ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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