debb

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic دُبّ‎ (dubb), from Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”), from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *dab- (“big animal”). Compare Aramaic דבא‎ (debā, debo), Hebrew דוב‎ (dov), Swahili dubu

Noun

debb m

  1. bear

Synonyms

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