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Maltese
Etymology 1
From Arabic إِشْبِين (ʔišbīn), شَبِين (šabīn), from Classical Syriac ܫܰܘܫܒܺܝܢܳܐ (šawšəḇīnā). One of the specifically Christian words inherited from Arabic.
Pronunciation
Noun
xbin m (plural xbejjen, feminine xbina or xbint)
- godfather
- Synonym: parrinu
- An address used mutually between the biological father and godfather of a child.
- (by extension) friend, buddy
Etymology 2
Noun
xbin
- Misspelling of ġbin.