xewqa

Maltese
Root
x-w-q
4 terms

Etymology

Singulative derivation from Arabic شَوْق‎ (šawq, “longing”), thus originally “a single instance or object of longing”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛw.ʔa/

Noun

xewqa f (plural xewqat)

  1. desire
  2. wish (that which one wishes)
  3. will (that which one wants or wills)
    Synonyms: rieda, (fairly rare) voluntà
  4. birthmark
    Synonym: xehwa
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