ħeba

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic خَبَأَ‎ (ḵabaʾa). Compare also خَبَّأَ‎ (ḵabbaʾa) and perhaps أَخْفَى‎ (ʾaḵfā); the two roots might be old variants of each other.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħɛba/

Verb

ħeba (imperfect jaħbi, past participle moħbi)

  1. (transitive) to hide (something)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.