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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic مَنْكِب (mankib).
Pronunciation
Noun
minkeb m (dual minkbejn or mnikbejn, plural (unusual) mniekeb)
- (anatomy) elbow
- Synonym: maksra (Ħad-Dingli)
2023, Nathan Anthony Pace, “Linja f’Laħmek”, in Glen Calleja, Clare Azzopardi, editors, Iż-Żmien Kurjuż taż-Żgħożija [The Curious Period of Youth], →ISBN, page 130:Titbiegħed ftit minni u titfa’ minkbejk fuq irkopptejk, bit-tazza bejn il-pali ta’ jdejk.- You move a bit farther from me and put your elbows on your knees, with the cup between the palms of your hands.
Inflection
Inflection of minkeb
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singular
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plural
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f
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| singular
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1st person
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minkbi
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minkibna
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| 2nd person
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minkbek
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minkibkom
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| 3rd person
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minkbu
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minkibha
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minkibhom
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| plural
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1st person
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minkbejja
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minkbejna
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| 2nd person
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minkbejk
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minkbejkom
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| 3rd person
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minkbejh
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minkbejha
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minkbejhom
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