"għalqa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaːl.ʔa/, /ˈaˤːl.ʔa/, /ˈɣal.ʔa/ Forms: għelieqi [plural], għalajqa [diminutive]
Etymology: From the Arabic root غ ل ق (ḡ-l-q). The sense “enclosure, fenced or immured area” was still attested in older Maltese. The phonetic similarity with Arabic حَقْل (ḥaql) is coincidental. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{ar-root|غ ل ق|nocat=1}} غ ل ق (ḡ-l-q), {{m+|ar|حَقْل}} Arabic حَقْل (ḥaql) Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=għalajqa|g=f|p=għelieqi}} għalqa f (plural għelieqi, diminutive għalajqa)
  1. field Tags: feminine Related terms: raba’

Inflected forms

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        "3": "-"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "غ ل ق",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ar-root"
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "għelieqi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "għalajqa",
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        "diminutive"
      ]
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "word": "raba’"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːl.ʔa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaˤːl.ʔa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣal.ʔa/"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "-"
      },
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    },
    {
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        "nocat": "1"
      },
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "għalajqa",
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        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "raba’"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese feminine nouns",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːl.ʔa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaˤːl.ʔa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣal.ʔa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għalqa"
}

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