bejta

Maltese

Root
b-j-t
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْتَة (bayta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛj.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛjta

Noun

bejta f (plural bejtiet)

1. nest
   • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta ta’ Dejjem”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:

     Qalbi xebgħet bil-bejta
     li dejjem ta’ kull sena
     titwaqqa’ kull ħarifa,
     u kull April tinbena,

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   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:

     U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
     u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
     u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
     bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!

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2. burrow (of animals)

Derived terms

• bejta tan-nemel