mkabbar
Maltese
editAlternative forms
edit- imkabbar (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
editFrom Arabic مُكَبَّر (mukabbar). To the sense “haughty”, compare more closely مُتَكَبِّر (mutakabbir).
Pronunciation
editParticiple
editmkabbar (feminine mkabbra, plural mkabbrin)
- past participle of kabbar
- haughty, exceedingly proud, arrogant
- ca. 1970, New Cuorey [band] (lyrics and music), “Il-Bajja tal-Mellieħa”:
- Il-Maltin imkabbrin,
B’din il-bajja tassew ferħanin,
Għax imżejna b’kull ġmiel naturali,
Baħar kaħlani bl-għelieqi mħaddrin.- The Maltese are very proud,
They’re so happy about this bay,
Because it’s decorated with all natural beauty,
Blue sea with green-coloured fields.
- The Maltese are very proud,