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/
  • Rhymes: -azba

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
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