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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), feminine of شابّ (šābb). By surface analysis, xebb + -a.
Pronunciation
Noun
xebba f (plural xebbiet, masculine xebb, diminutive xbejba)
- female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense)
- Synonym: tfajla
- bachelorette, damsel (unmarried girl or woman)
- (religion or dated) virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)
- Synonym: verġni