trobbija

Maltese
Root
r-b-j
4 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb, perhaps as an alteration of Arabic ⁧تَرْبِية⁩ (tarbiya), which survives unaltered in Maltese tarbija (“baby”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /trɔbˈbiː.ja/
  • Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

trobbija f (plural trobbijiet)

  1. verbal noun of rabba: upbringing, rearing, education (of a child)
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