trobbija

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Maltese[edit]

Root
r-b-j
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the verb, perhaps as an alteration of Arabic تَرْبِية (tarbiya), which survives unaltered in Maltese tarbija (baby).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

trobbija f (plural trobbijiet)

  1. verbal noun of rabba: upbringing, rearing, education (of a child)