"Luqa" meaning in Maltese

See Luqa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈluːʔa/
Etymology: Probably from Sicilian Luca, from Latin Lucas. The replacement of Romance [k] with Maltese [q] (later [ʔ]) is found in many words, especially in the vicinity of back vowels. The phonetic identity of the form with Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā), from Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ (lūqā), is probably coincidental, as there is otherwise not a single Christian proper name of Arabic origin in Maltese. Eventually from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). Etymology templates: {{bor|mt|scn|Luca}} Sicilian Luca, {{der|mt|la|Lucas}} Latin Lucas, {{cog|ar|لُوقَا}} Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā), {{cog|syc|ܠܘܩܐ|tr=lūqā}} Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ (lūqā), {{der|mt|grc|Λουκᾶς}} Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs) Head templates: {{mt-proper noun|g=m}} Luqa m
  1. Luke, Lucas Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Luqa-mt-name-HSF-rYvp Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "Luca"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian Luca",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Lucas"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Lucas",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "لُوقَا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܠܘܩܐ",
        "tr": "lūqā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ (lūqā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Λουκᾶς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Sicilian Luca, from Latin Lucas. The replacement of Romance [k] with Maltese [q] (later [ʔ]) is found in many words, especially in the vicinity of back vowels. The phonetic identity of the form with Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā), from Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ (lūqā), is probably coincidental, as there is otherwise not a single Christian proper name of Arabic origin in Maltese. Eventually from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Luqa m",
      "name": "mt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "name",
  "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 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Luke, Lucas"
      ],
      "id": "en-Luqa-mt-name-HSF-rYvp",
      "links": [
        [
          "Luke",
          "Luke"
        ],
        [
          "Lucas",
          "Lucas"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluːʔa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Luqa"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "Luca"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian Luca",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Lucas"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Lucas",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "لُوقَا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܠܘܩܐ",
        "tr": "lūqā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ (lūqā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Λουκᾶς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Sicilian Luca, from Latin Lucas. The replacement of Romance [k] with Maltese [q] (later [ʔ]) is found in many words, especially in the vicinity of back vowels. The phonetic identity of the form with Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā), from Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ (lūqā), is probably coincidental, as there is otherwise not a single Christian proper name of Arabic origin in Maltese. Eventually from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Luqa m",
      "name": "mt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese proper nouns",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Luke, Lucas"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Luke",
          "Luke"
        ],
        [
          "Lucas",
          "Lucas"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluːʔa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Luqa"
}

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