"borġ" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /bɔrt͡ʃ/ Forms: braġ [plural], bruġ [plural], brajjeġ [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic بُرْج (burj), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|بُرْج}} Arabic بُرْج (burj), {{der|mt|grc|πύργος}} Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos) Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=brajjeġ|g=m|p=braġ|p2=bruġ}} borġ m (plural braġ or bruġ, diminutive brajjeġ)
  1. heap, pile Tags: masculine Synonyms: gozz, għarma
    Sense id: en-borġ-mt-noun-~wJUDqAI Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. (archaic) tower Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: torri
    Sense id: en-borġ-mt-noun-rSAVJj8z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Borg

Download JSON data for borġ meaning in Maltese (1.4kB)

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Borg"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "بُرْج"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic بُرْج (burj)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic بُرْج (burj), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "braġ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bruġ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brajjeġ",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "heap, pile"
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gozz"
        },
        {
          "word": "għarma"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "tower"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tower",
          "tower"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) tower"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "torri"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔrt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "borġ"
}
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    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Borg"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
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      },
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bruġ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brajjeġ",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "brajjeġ",
        "g": "m",
        "p": "braġ",
        "p2": "bruġ"
      },
      "expansion": "borġ m (plural braġ or bruġ, diminutive brajjeġ)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heap, pile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heap",
          "heap"
        ],
        [
          "pile",
          "pile"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gozz"
        },
        {
          "word": "għarma"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tower"
      ],
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        [
          "tower",
          "tower"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) tower"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "torri"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔrt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "borġ"
}

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