"elf" meaning in Maltese

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Numeral

IPA: /ɛlf/ Forms: elfejn [dual], eluf [plural], elufijiet [plural], elufi [plural], elef [paucal]
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der. Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf) Maltese elf Inherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:أَلْف|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der. Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf) Maltese elf [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "cattle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Semitic", "term" : "*ʔalp-", "lang" : "sem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Phoenician", "term" : "𐤀𐤋𐤐", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "phn" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "أَلْف", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "elf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="elf"> Inherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf)., {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:أَلْف|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der. Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf) Maltese elf Inherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf). Head templates: {{mt-head|numeral|d=elfejn|g=m,f|p=eluf,elufijiet,elufi|pauc=elef}} elf m or f (dual elfejn, plural eluf or elufijiet or elufi, paucal elef)
  1. thousand Tags: feminine, masculine

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ʔalp-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔalp-#Proto-Semitic:_cattle"
    ],
    [
      "𐤀𐤋𐤐",
      "𐤀𐤋𐤐#Phoenician"
    ],
    [
      "أَلْف",
      "ألف#Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "أَلْف",
      "ألف#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:أَلْف",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Semitic *ʔalp-\nPhoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der.\nArabic أَلْف (ʔalf)\nMaltese elf\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"cattle\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Semitic\", \"term\" : \"*ʔalp-\", \"lang\" : \"sem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Phoenician\", \"term\" : \"𐤀𐤋𐤐\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"phn\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Arabic\", \"term\" : \"أَلْف\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ar\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Maltese\", \"term\" : \"elf\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"mt\" }\" data-lang=\"mt\" data-title=\"elf\">\nInherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:أَلْف",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Semitic *ʔalp-\nPhoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der.\nArabic أَلْف (ʔalf)\nMaltese elf\nInherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Semitic *ʔalp-\nPhoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der.\nArabic أَلْف (ʔalf)\nMaltese elf\nInherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elfejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elufijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elufi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elef",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "numeral",
        "d": "elfejn",
        "g": "m,f",
        "p": "eluf,elufijiet,elufi",
        "pauc": "elef"
      },
      "expansion": "elf m or f (dual elfejn, plural eluf or elufijiet or elufi, paucal elef)",
      "name": "mt-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 18 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thousand"
      ],
      "id": "en-elf-mt-num-oK86SM-t",
      "links": [
        [
          "thousand",
          "thousand"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elf"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ʔalp-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔalp-#Proto-Semitic:_cattle"
    ],
    [
      "𐤀𐤋𐤐",
      "𐤀𐤋𐤐#Phoenician"
    ],
    [
      "أَلْف",
      "ألف#Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "أَلْف",
      "ألف#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:أَلْف",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:أَلْف",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Semitic *ʔalp-\nPhoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der.\nArabic أَلْف (ʔalf)\nMaltese elf\nInherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Semitic *ʔalp-\nPhoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)der.\nArabic أَلْف (ʔalf)\nMaltese elf\nInherited from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elfejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elufijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elufi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elef",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "numeral",
        "d": "elfejn",
        "g": "m,f",
        "p": "eluf,elufijiet,elufi",
        "pauc": "elef"
      },
      "expansion": "elf m or f (dual elfejn, plural eluf or elufijiet or elufi, paucal elef)",
      "name": "mt-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese cardinal numbers",
        "Maltese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
        "Maltese entries with etymology texts",
        "Maltese entries with etymology trees",
        "Maltese entries with etymon",
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese numerals",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Phoenician",
        "Maltese terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 18 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/ɛlf",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/ɛlf/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thousand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thousand",
          "thousand"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elf"
}

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