"forma" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔr.ma/ Forms: forom [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔrma Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian furma and/or Italian forma, both from Latin forma. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|furma}} Borrowed from Sicilian furma, {{bor|mt|it|forma}} Italian forma, {{der|mt|la|forma}} Latin forma Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=forom}} forma f (plural forom)
  1. form, shape Tags: feminine Synonyms: għamla
    Sense id: en-forma-mt-noun-brVzy2zf
  2. mould Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-forma-mt-noun-AtVxJ-QN Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: formali
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "formali"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "furma"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian furma",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "forma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian forma",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "forma"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin forma",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian furma and/or Italian forma, both from Latin forma.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forom",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "forom"
      },
      "expansion": "forma f (plural forom)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "form, shape"
      ],
      "id": "en-forma-mt-noun-brVzy2zf",
      "links": [
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "għamla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mould"
      ],
      "id": "en-forma-mt-noun-AtVxJ-QN",
      "links": [
        [
          "mould",
          "mould"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔr.ma/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔrma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forma"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Italian",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 30 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Maltese/ɔrma",
    "Rhymes:Maltese/ɔrma/2 syllables",
    "tr:Clothing"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "formali"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "furma"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian furma",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "forma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian forma",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "forma"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin forma",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian furma and/or Italian forma, both from Latin forma.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forom",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "forom"
      },
      "expansion": "forma f (plural forom)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "form, shape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "għamla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mould"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mould",
          "mould"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔr.ma/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔrma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forma"
}

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