smin

Maltese
Root
s-m-n
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِين (samīn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /smiːn/

Adjective

smin (feminine singular smina, plural smien, diminutive smejjen, comparative ismen)

  1. fat (overweight)
    Synonym: (commoner) oħxon

Serbo-Croatian

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Adjective

smin (Cyrillic spelling смин)

  1. (Chakavian) brave, bold, courageous
    • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
      Pak rekoše: "S tvega premudra i smina
      činjen'ja od svega biti će t' načina,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1536, Petar Zoranić, Planine:
      Tko bi toko smin bil, toko hrabren i jak,
      da bi gledati smil onih očiju zrak, […]
      Who would be so bold, so brave and strong,
      as to dare to look at the sight of those eyes, […]
    • 1630s, Ivan Gundulić, Osman:
      S ovom Mušan srca smina
      Drenopolje primi u sili
      i despota Vukašina
      razbi i s glavom još razdili.
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