"laqam" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈla.ʔam/ Forms: laqmijiet [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic لَقَب (laqab) with irregular -m for -b; possibly by association with unrelated laqqam (“to graft”), as if the new name were “engrafted” onto the person. Compare Moroccan Arabic لقن (laqqan, “to call someone by their last name”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|لَقَب}} Arabic لَقَب (laqab), {{m|mt|laqqam|t=to graft}} laqqam (“to graft”), {{cog|ary|لقن|t=to call someone by their last name|tr=laqqan}} Moroccan Arabic لقن (laqqan, “to call someone by their last name”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=laqmijiet}} laqam m (plural laqmijiet)
  1. nickname Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-laqam-mt-noun-oPs~EVnJ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

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