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Maltese
Etymology
From Italian regina and/or Sicilian rigina, riggina, both from Latin rēgīna. If originally borrowed from Sicilian, the form would have been later influenced by either the masculine re (“king”) or the Italian form.
Pronunciation
Noun
reġina f (plural rġejjen, masculine re)
- queen
- Synonym: (see there for notes) sultana
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