xurban

Maltese

Root
x-r-b
7 terms

Etymology

From xorob (“to drink”). Compare North Levantine Arabic شربان (šarbān, širbān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃurˈbaːn/

Adjective

xurban (feminine singular xurbana, plural xurbana or xurbanin)

1. drunk, intoxicated