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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic صُبْيَان (ṣubyān).
Pronunciation
Noun
subien
- (archaic) plural of sabi
- specifically male plural of tifel (“child; boy”) and żagħżugħ (“young person”), also used as an apposition with other words to specify the male
- Coordinate term: bniet
- aħwa subien ― brothers (literally, “siblings boys”)
- ulied subien ― sons (literally, “children boys”)
- studenti subien ― male students (literally, “students guys”)