reġina

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See also: regina, regină, Regina, Regína, and Regīna

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)

  1. queen
    Synonym: (see there for notes) sultana
  2. (chess) queen

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Chess pieces in Maltese · bċejjeċ taċ-ċess (layout · text)
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re reġina torri isqof żiemel pjun, pedina, petun