dubbiena

Maltese

Dubbiena

Etymology

From Arabic ذبّانة (ḏibbāna, ḏubbāna, fly), an old variant of ذُبابة (ḏubāba), probably a backformation from the plural ذِبّان (ḏibbān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʊˈbːɪːnɐ/

Noun

dubbiena f (plural dbieben)

  1. fly (insect)
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