dawl

Maltese
Root
d-w-l
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَوْء‎ (ḍawʔ) with a paragogic -l, perhaps from a following article by resegmentation, and/or under influence of the antonym dell (“shade”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dawl/

Noun

dawl m (plural dwal, diminutive dwajjel)

  1. light
  2. eyesight
  3. (figuratively) information

Derived terms
  • dawl tal-Bambin
  • dawl t’Alla
  • fid-dawl tax-xemx
  • sena dawl
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