tebut

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic تَابُوت‎ (tābūt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛˈbuːt/

Noun

tebut m (plural twiebet)

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.

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