qasba

Kavalan

Adjective

qasba

1. tough (of meat)

Maltese

Root
q-s-b
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaz.ba/

Noun

qasba f (plural qasab or qsab or qsabi or qsub, diminutive qsajba)

1. cane, reed, rod
2. (obsolete) pen

Derived terms

• qasba tas-sieq