behem

Maltese

Etymology

From a variant or alteration of Arabic إبْهام (ʾibhām), which should yield *bhiem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛːm/

Noun

behem m

  1. (archaic) thumb
    Synonyms: saba' kbir, saba' oħxon
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