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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