lbit

Maltese

Root
l-b-t
4 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)lˈbiːt/
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

lbit m (instance noun libta)

  1. verbal noun of libet

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بيت (bīt, bayt), from Arabic بَيْت (bayt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lbit/

Noun

lbit m (plural lebyuta or lebyut, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⴱⵉⵜ)

  1. room
    Synonyms: lmaḥal, ddamus, taxyamt (Ketama)

Usage notes

Usually uncountable in Zerqet.

Declension

Inflection of lbit
singular plural
free state lbit lebyuta, lebyut
annexed state

References

  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary[1], retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[2], Paris, France: HAL