denb

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ذَنَبْ‎ (ḏanab), from Proto-Semitic *ðanab-, compare Hebrew זָנָב‎ (zanáv).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛmp/

Noun

denb m (plural dnub)

  1. (anatomy) tail
    • (Exodus 4:4, King James Version)
      U l-Mulej qal lil Mosè: Midd idek, u aqbdu minn denbu - u medd idu u qabdu, u sar ħatar f'idu.
      And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.
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