għeġubija

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Maltese[edit]

Root
għ-ġ-b
13 terms

Etymology[edit]

Possibly an extended form of Arabic أُعْجُوبة (ʔuʕjūba, “wonder”). Otherwise derived from the root with the Maltese abstract-noun measure.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.d͡ʒuˈbiː.ja/
  • IPA(key): /ɛˤː.d͡ʒuˈbiː.ja/ (archaic)

Noun[edit]

għeġubija f (plural għeġubijiet)

  1. (uncountable) the quality of being amazing, astonishing, surprising
  2. (countable) something amazing, astonishing, surprising; a marvel, wonder
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