"isqof" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪs.ʔɔf/ Forms: isqfijiet [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). One of the specifically Christian words in Maltese that were inherited from Arabic, suggesting that there were Arabic-speaking Christians in Malta during the Islamic reign. Otherwise, the words must have been brought in by missionaries during the re-Christianisation process. These missionaries would probably have been Sicilians who had learnt Arabic, though it is also imaginable that some of them were brought in from Christian communities on the Arabic-speaking mainland. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|أُسْقُف}} Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf), {{der|mt|grc|ἐπίσκοπος}} Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=isqfijiet}} isqof m (plural isqfijiet)
  1. (Christianity) bishop (church official) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-isqof-mt-noun-FB4i3e3J Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
  2. (chess) bishop (chess piece) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-isqof-mt-noun-hQNtECUX Categories (other): Chess, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chess Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Chess: 8 92 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arċisqof Related terms: isqfija, re, reġina, torri, żiemel, pjun, pedina, petun
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        "1": "mt",
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        "3": "أُسْقُف"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἐπίσκοπος"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "isqfijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "reġina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "torri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "żiemel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pjun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pedina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "petun"
    }
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      ],
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          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "19 81",
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          "_dis": "8 92",
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        [
          "bishop",
          "bishop"
        ]
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        "(chess) bishop (chess piece)"
      ],
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      ],
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        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪs.ʔɔf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isqof"
}
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "word": "arċisqof"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). One of the specifically Christian words in Maltese that were inherited from Arabic, suggesting that there were Arabic-speaking Christians in Malta during the Islamic reign. Otherwise, the words must have been brought in by missionaries during the re-Christianisation process. These missionaries would probably have been Sicilians who had learnt Arabic, though it is also imaginable that some of them were brought in from Christian communities on the Arabic-speaking mainland.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "isqfijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "isqfijiet"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "isqfija"
    },
    {
      "word": "re"
    },
    {
      "word": "reġina"
    },
    {
      "word": "torri"
    },
    {
      "word": "żiemel"
    },
    {
      "word": "pjun"
    },
    {
      "word": "pedina"
    },
    {
      "word": "petun"
    }
  ],
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        "bishop (church official)"
      ],
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          "bishop",
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        "(Christianity) bishop (church official)"
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        "Christianity"
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      ],
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        [
          "bishop",
          "bishop"
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        "(chess) bishop (chess piece)"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪs.ʔɔf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isqof"
}

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