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minkeb

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَنْكِب (mankib).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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minkeb m (dual minkbejn or mnikbejn, plural (unusual) mniekeb)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: maksra (Ħad-Dingli)
    • 2023, Nathan Anthony Pace, “Linja f’Laħmek”, in Glen Calleja, Clare Azzopardi, editors, Iż-Żmien Kurjuż taż-Żgħożija [The Curious Period of Youth], →ISBN, page 130:
      Titbiegħed ftit minni u titfa’ minkbejk fuq irkopptejk, bit-tazza bejn il-pali ta’ jdejk.
      You move a bit farther from me and put your elbows on your knees, with the cup between the palms of your hands.

Inflection

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Inflection of minkeb
singular plural
m f
singular 1st person minkbi minkibna
2nd person minkbek minkibkom
3rd person minkbu minkibha minkibhom
plural 1st person minkbejja minkbejna
2nd person minkbejk minkbejkom
3rd person minkbejh minkbejha minkbejhom