trobbija

Maltese

Root
r-b-j
4 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɔbˈbiː.ja/
• Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

trobbija f (plural trobbijiet)

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