Għebrew
Maltese
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian ebreo, from Latin hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī). The għ was added to the spelling etymologically after the Hebrew form.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɛːbˈrɛw/
- IPA(key): /ɛˤːbˈrɛw/ (archaic, probably never occurred in this word)
- Rhymes: -ɛw
Adjective
editGħebrew (feminine singular Għebrija, plural Għebrej)
- (of a person) Hebrew
Related terms
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- Maltese terms derived from Hebrew
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Maltese/ɛw
- Rhymes:Maltese/ɛw/2 syllables
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese adjectives
- Maltese terms spelled with Għ