"Malta" meaning in Maltese

See Malta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmaːl.ta/
Etymology: From Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā) etc., from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|مَالِطَا}} Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), {{der|mt|la|Melita}} Latin Melita, {{der|mt|grc|Μελίτη}} Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē) Head templates: {{mt-proper noun|g=f}} Malta f
  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Malta, Countries in Europe
    Sense id: en-Malta-mt-name-RfpG050w Disambiguation of Countries in Europe: 70 30
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Malta-mt-name-eHX8jrq7 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Malti
Related terms: L-Albanija, L-Andorra, L-Armenja, L-Awstrija, L-Ażerbajġan, Il-Belarussja, Il-Belġju, Il-Bożnija-Ħerzegovina, Il-Bulgarija, Iċ-Ċekja, Ċipru, Id-Danimarka, L-Estonja, Il-Finlandja, Franza, Il-Ġermanja, Il-Georgia, Il-Greċja, L-Irlanda, L-Italja, L-Iżlanda, Il-Każakistan, Il-Kosovo, Il-Kroazja, Il-Latvja, Il-Litwanja, Il-Liechtenstein, Il-Lussemburgu, Il-Maċedonja ta’ Fuq, Il-Moldova, Monaco, Il-Montenegro, In-Netherlands, In-Norveġja, Il-Polonja, Il-Portugall, Ir-Renju Unit, Ir-Rumanija, Ir-Russja, San Marino, Is-Santa Sede, L-Istat tal-Belt tal-Vatikan, Is-Serbja, Is-Slovakkja, Is-Slovenja, Spanja, It-Turkija, L-Ukrajna, L-Ungerija, L-Iżvezja, L-Iżvizzera
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Malti"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Malta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Malta"
    },
    {
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          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Malte"
          },
          "expansion": "French: Malte",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: Malte"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "Málta"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: Málta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: Málta"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Malta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Malta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Malta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Malta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Malta"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Malta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Malta\n→ Tagalog: Malta",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Malta\n→ Tagalog: Malta"
    }
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَالِطَا"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "name",
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Albanija"
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Andorra"
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Armenja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Awstrija"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Ażerbajġan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Belarussja"
    },
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Belġju"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Bożnija-Ħerzegovina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Bulgarija"
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    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Iċ-Ċekja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Ċipru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Id-Danimarka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Estonja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Finlandja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Franza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Ġermanja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Georgia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Greċja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Irlanda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Italja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Iżlanda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Każakistan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Kosovo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Kroazja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Latvja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Litwanja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Liechtenstein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Lussemburgu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Maċedonja ta’ Fuq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Moldova"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Monaco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Montenegro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "In-Netherlands"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "In-Norveġja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Polonja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Il-Portugall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Ir-Renju Unit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Ir-Rumanija"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Ir-Russja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "San Marino"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Is-Santa Sede"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Istat tal-Belt tal-Vatikan"
    },
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Is-Serbja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Is-Slovakkja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Is-Slovenja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Spanja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "It-Turkija"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Ukrajna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Ungerija"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Iżvezja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "L-Iżvizzera"
    }
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          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Countries",
          "orig": "mt:Countries",
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            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental",
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            "Polities",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Malta",
          "orig": "mt:Malta",
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            "Countries in Europe",
            "Polities",
            "Places",
            "Europe",
            "Names",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "_dis": "70 30",
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            "Polities",
            "Names",
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            "Eurasia",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Malta-mt-name-RfpG050w",
      "links": [
        [
          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q233"
        ],
        [
          "Southern Europe",
          "Southern Europe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Malta-mt-name-eHX8jrq7",
      "links": [
        [
          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q193896"
        ],
        [
          "Maltese",
          "Maltese#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaːl.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Malta"
}
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    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese proper nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
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    "Pages with 40 entries",
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    },
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          },
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            "bor": "1"
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        }
      ],
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Malta"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Malta",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Malta\n→ Tagalog: Malta",
          "name": "desctree"
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    }
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    },
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    {
      "word": "L-Awstrija"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "L-Italja"
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    {
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      "word": "Il-Każakistan"
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    {
      "word": "Il-Kroazja"
    },
    {
      "word": "Il-Latvja"
    },
    {
      "word": "Il-Litwanja"
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    {
      "word": "Il-Liechtenstein"
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    {
      "word": "Il-Lussemburgu"
    },
    {
      "word": "Il-Maċedonja ta’ Fuq"
    },
    {
      "word": "Il-Moldova"
    },
    {
      "word": "Monaco"
    },
    {
      "word": "Il-Montenegro"
    },
    {
      "word": "In-Netherlands"
    },
    {
      "word": "In-Norveġja"
    },
    {
      "word": "Il-Polonja"
    },
    {
      "word": "Il-Portugall"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ir-Renju Unit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ir-Rumanija"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ir-Russja"
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      "word": "San Marino"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "L-Istat tal-Belt tal-Vatikan"
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    {
      "word": "Is-Serbja"
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    {
      "word": "Is-Slovakkja"
    },
    {
      "word": "Is-Slovenja"
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    {
      "word": "Spanja"
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    {
      "word": "It-Turkija"
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      "word": "L-Ukrajna"
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    {
      "word": "L-Ungerija"
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      "word": "L-Iżvezja"
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    {
      "word": "L-Iżvizzera"
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        "Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)"
      ],
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          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q233"
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          "Southern Europe",
          "Southern Europe#English"
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        "feminine"
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    {
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        "Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)"
      ],
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          "Malta",
          "Malta#English:_Q193896"
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          "Maltese",
          "Maltese#English"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaːl.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Malta"
}

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