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Maltese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Maltese
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Root
x-b-h
5 terms
Etymology
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Derived from
Arabic
تَشْبِيه
(
tašbīh
,
“
comparing, making similar
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/tɪʒˈbɪː.ja/
,
/tɪʒˈbɪː.ħa/
Noun
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tixbiha
f
(
plural
tixbihat
)
general term for
a
literary
device
where something is
compared
to something else:
allegory
,
analogy
,
metaphor
,
parable
Hyponyms:
allegorija
,
analoġija
,
metafora
,
parabbola
Categories
:
Maltese terms belonging to the root x-b-h
Maltese terms derived from Arabic
Maltese 3-syllable words
Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
Maltese lemmas
Maltese nouns
Maltese feminine nouns