tebut

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic تَابُوت (tābūt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈbuːt/

Noun

tebut m (plural twiebet)

1. coffin; casket
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 50:26:

     U Ġużeppi miet ta’ mija u għaxar snin; ibbalzmawh u qegħduh f’tebut l-Eġittu.

     New International Version translation: So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.