lbiċ
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Maltese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ilbiċ (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sicilian libiciu, itself probably from Arabic رِيح لَبَاج / لَبَاش (rīḥ labāj / labāš), from Ancient Greek λίψ (líps).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lbiċ m
- the southwest
- southwesterly wind
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral | tramuntana (xmiel) |
grigal |
punent (għarb) |
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lvant (xerq) |
lbiċ | nofsinhar (qibla) |
xlokk |