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)
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