Where does “dibsi” come from?

dibsi (Maltese) comes from Maltese -i, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

dibsi (Maltese): colourless, opaque

Definitions

  1. colourless, opaque

Ancestry of “dibsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltese-ia derivational suffix, chiefly creating...
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Maltese -i →