xbin

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Maltese

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Root
x-b-n
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic إِشْبِين (ʔišbīn), شَبِين (šabīn), from Classical Syriac ܫܰܘܫܒܺܝܢܳܐ (šawšəḇīnā). One of the specifically Christian words inherited from Arabic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xbin m (plural xbejjen, feminine xbina or xbint)

  1. godfather
    Synonym: parrinu
  2. An address used mutually between the biological father and godfather of a child.
  3. (by extension) friend, buddy

Etymology 2

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Noun

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xbin

  1. Misspelling of ġbin.