xebba
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), feminine of شابّ (šābb). By surface analysis, xebb + -a.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xebba f (plural xebbiet, masculine xebb, diminutive xbejba)
- female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense)
- Synonym: tfajla
- bachelorette, damsel (unmarried girl or woman)
- (religion or dated) virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)
- Synonym: verġni