sabiħ

Maltese

Root
s-b-ħ
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈbɪːħ/

Adjective

sabiħ (feminine singular sabiħa, plural sbieħ, diminutive sbejjaħ, comparative isbaħ)

1. beautiful, pretty
   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Għax meta missieri kien jibni xi gallinar, jew xi xatba, jew xi kannizzata, qatt ma kien jixtri xejn, iżda jlaqqat u jillapazza b’dak li jsib. Imma jiena ma ridtx għarix mibni bl-imbarazz, iżda kamp sabiħ u pulit u b’saħħtu.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. pleasant