trobbija

Maltese

Etymology

Derived from rabba (“to bring up, raise”), perhaps as an alteration of Arabic تَرْبِية‎ (tarbiya), which survives unaltered in Maltese tarbija (“baby”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /trɔbˈbiːja/

Noun

trobbija f (plural trobbijiet)

  1. upbringing; rearing; education (of a child)
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