"dalja" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaːl.ja/ Forms: dalji [plural]
Rhymes: -aːlja Etymology: Etymology tree Italian daliabor. Maltese dalja Borrowed from Italian dalia. Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:bor|it:dalia|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Italian daliabor. Maltese dalja [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "dalia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "dalja", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="dalja"> Borrowed from Italian dalia. Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=dalji}} dalja f (plural dalji)
  1. dahlia (plant of the genus Dahlia) Tags: feminine Synonyms: ġorġina
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          "text": "ġiżimin, ġiżi, dalji u tulipan !\nX’għaxqa ta’ lwien imżewqa, sbieħ, safjin !\nifuħu kollha : iżda mhux bħal xuxlin !!",
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