xbin

Maltese

Root
x-b-n
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic إِشْبِين (ʔišbīn), شَبِين (šabīn), from Classical Syriac ܫܰܘܫܒܺܝܢܳܐ (šawšəḇīnā). One of the specifically Christian words inherited from Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒbiːn/

Noun

xbin m (plural xbejjen, feminine xbina or xbint)

1. godfather

   Synonym: parrinu

2. An address used mutually between the biological father and godfather of a child.
3. (by extension) friend, buddy

Etymology 2

Noun

xbin

1. Misspelling of ġbin.