regħba

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Maltese[edit]

Root
r-għ-b
11 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic رَغْبَة (raḡba, “wish, desire”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛː.ba/
    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛˤː.ba/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛɣ.ba/ (archaic, rural)

Noun[edit]

regħba f

  1. greed, avarice, stinginess (desire to possess)
    Synonym: (roughly) xeħħa
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