minkeb

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic مَنْكِب (mankib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.kɛp/

Noun

minkeb m (dual minkbejn or mnikbejn, plural (unusual) mniekeb)

1. (anatomy) elbow

   Synonym: maksra (Ħad-Dingli)

   • 2023, Nathan Anthony Pace, “Linja f’Laħmek”, in Glen Calleja, Clare Azzopardi, editors, Iż-Żmien Kurjuż taż-Żgħożija [The Curious Period of Youth], →ISBN, page 130:

     Titbiegħed ftit minni u titfa’ minkbejk fuq irkopptejk, bit-tazza bejn il-pali ta’ jdejk.

     You move a bit farther from me and put your elbows on your knees, with the cup between the palms of your hands.

Inflection

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	minkbi		minkibna
2nd person	minkbek		minkibkom
3rd person	minkbu	minkibha	minkibhom