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Maltese
Etymology
Derived from Arabic تَشْبِيه (tašbīh, “comparing, making similar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪʒˈbɪː.ja/, /tɪʒˈbɪː.ħa/
Noun
tixbiha f (plural tixbihat)
- general term for a literary device where something is compared to something else: allegory, analogy, metaphor, parable
- Hyponyms: allegorija, analoġija, metafora, parabbola