għajb

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْب‎ (ʕayb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːjp/, /ajp/
IPA^(key): /aˤːjp/ (archaic)
Homophone: għib (one pronunciation)

Noun

għajb m

disgrace, shame
Synonyms: diżunur, regħxa, (archaic) għar

L-imġiba tiegħu hi għajb għall-familja kollha.
His behaviour is a disgrace for the whole family.
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Profeta Danjel 12:2:
  U ħafna minn dawk li huma rieqda fit-trab tal-art jistenbħu, min għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem u min għall-għajb u l-istmerrija għal dejjem.
  New International Version translation: Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.

See also

diżgrazzja (“tragedy, accident”)

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