tixbiha

Maltese
Root
x-b-h
5 terms

Etymology

Derived from Arabic تَشْبِيه‎ (tašbīh, “comparing, making similar”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɪʒˈbɪː.ja/, /tɪʒˈbɪː.ħa/

Noun

tixbiha f (plural tixbihat)

  1. general term for a literary device where something is compared to something else: allegory, analogy, metaphor, parable
    Hyponyms: allegorija, analoġija, metafora, parabbola
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