ġliba

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Maltese

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Root
ġ-l-b
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic جَلِيبَة (jalība).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ġliba f (plural ġlejjeb)

  1. a large number, especially:
    1. crowd of people
      Synonyms: folla, kotra
    2. shoal of fish
  2. militia