"żelu" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɛː.lu/
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zelo and/or Sicilian zelu, from Latin zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|it|zelo}} Borrowed from Italian zelo, {{bor|mt|scn|zelu}} Sicilian zelu, {{der|mt|la|zelus}} Latin zelus, {{der|mt|grc|ζῆλος}} Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m}} żelu m
  1. zeal, eagerness Tags: masculine Synonyms: ħeġġa, ħrara, zelu [rare]
    Sense id: en-żelu-mt-noun-W2hyDyfG Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "zelo"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Italian zelo",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "zelu"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian zelu",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "zelus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin zelus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ζῆλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Italian zelo and/or Sicilian zelu, from Latin zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "żelu m",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zeal, eagerness"
      ],
      "id": "en-żelu-mt-noun-W2hyDyfG",
      "links": [
        [
          "zeal",
          "zeal"
        ],
        [
          "eagerness",
          "eagerness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ħeġġa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ħrara"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "zelu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛː.lu/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "żiegħlu (except archaically)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "żelu"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "zelo"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Italian zelo",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "zelu"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian zelu",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "zelus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin zelus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ζῆλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Italian zelo and/or Sicilian zelu, from Latin zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "żelu m",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Italian",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 2 entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zeal, eagerness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zeal",
          "zeal"
        ],
        [
          "eagerness",
          "eagerness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ħeġġa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ħrara"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛː.lu/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "żiegħlu (except archaically)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "zelu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "żelu"
}

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