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

Noun

xbin

  1. Misspelling of ġbin.
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