tebqa
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| t-b-q |
| 5 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic طِبْق (ṭibq), طَبَق (ṭabaq), طَبَقة (ṭabaqa), or a merger of these.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tebqa f (dual tebqtejn or tebqejn, plural tbieqi, paucal tebqat or tebqiet)
- (now usually in fixed contexts) one of two corresponding things, especially where one fits or shuts into the other
- (also tebqa tal-bieb) doorleaf
- (also tebqa tal-għajn) eyelid
- Synonyms: għatu tal-għajn, kappell tal-għajn (both commoner)
- (also tebqa tas-sorm) buttock
- (also tebqa tal-fwied) caul, caul fat
- an instance of shutting; (especially of the eye) a blink
Usage notes edit
- Distinguish between tebqa tal-għajn or tebqet il-għajn (“eyelid”) on the one hand, and tebqa t’għajn or tebqa ta’ għajn (“blink of an eye, moment”) on the other.