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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic يَابِس (yābis). The initial /j/ was lost. Irregularities involving this consonant in initial position are common; compare jiena, jew with unetymological j-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
iebes (feminine singular iebsa, plural ibsin or ebsin, comparative ejbes)
- hard (not soft)
- Antonym: artab
- hard, harsh, severe
- Antonym: artab
- hard, difficult
- Antonyms: ħafif, faċli
- hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)
- Antonyms: ħafif, faċli
Adverb
iebes
- harshly, severely