għalqa

Maltese
Root
għ-l-q (closing)
10 terms

Etymology

From the Arabic root ⁧غ ل ق⁩ (ḡ-l-q). The sense “enclosure, fenced or immured area” was still attested in older Maltese. The phonetic similarity with Arabic ⁧حَقْل⁩ (ḥaql) is coincidental.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːl.ʔa/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːl.ʔa/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣal.ʔa/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

għalqa f (plural għelieqi, diminutive għalajqa)

  1. field

See also
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