sabiħ

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Maltese

Root
s-b-ħ
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sabiħ (feminine singular sabiħa, plural sbieħ, diminutive sbejjaħ, comparative isbaħ)

  1. beautiful, pretty
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Għax meta missieri kien jibni xi gallinar, jew xi xatba, jew xi kannizzata, qatt ma kien jixtri xejn, iżda jlaqqat u jillapazza b’dak li jsib. Imma jiena ma ridtx għarix mibni bl-imbarazz, iżda kamp sabiħ u pulit u b’saħħtu.
      Because when my father used to build some chicken coop, or some gate, or some arbour, he never bought anything, but frugally collects and patches with what he finds. But I did not want a tent built with rubbish, but a beautiful and neat and strong camp.
  2. pleasant