"melħ" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛlħ/ Forms: mlieħ [plural], mlieħi [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|مِلْح}} Arabic مِلْح (milḥ) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=mlieħ|p2=mlieħi}} melħ m (plural mlieħ or mlieħi)
  1. salt Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-melħ-mt-noun-Y0ea1poJ Categories (other): Maltese terms with collocations, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 50 17 33
  2. common sense Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-melħ-mt-noun-Etfobbuq
  3. nosy parker, busybody Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-melħ-mt-noun-agTFMefu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 32 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 63

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مِلْح"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مِلْح (milḥ)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mlieħ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mlieħi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "mlieħ",
        "p2": "mlieħi"
      },
      "expansion": "melħ m (plural mlieħ or mlieħi)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 17 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a pinch of salt",
          "text": "nitfa melħ"
        },
        {
          "english": "New International Version translation: But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.",
          "ref": "c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 19:26:",
          "text": "U l-mara ta’ Lot ħarset lura minn warajh, u saret plier tal-melħ.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "links": [
        [
          "salt",
          "salt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "common sense"
      ],
      "id": "en-melħ-mt-noun-Etfobbuq",
      "links": [
        [
          "common sense",
          "common sense"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "nosy parker, busybody"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "nosy parker",
          "nosy parker"
        ],
        [
          "busybody",
          "busybody"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛlħ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "melħ"
}
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mlieħ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mlieħi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "mlieħ",
        "p2": "mlieħi"
      },
      "expansion": "melħ m (plural mlieħ or mlieħi)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with collocations",
        "Maltese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a pinch of salt",
          "text": "nitfa melħ"
        },
        {
          "english": "New International Version translation: But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.",
          "ref": "c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 19:26:",
          "text": "U l-mara ta’ Lot ħarset lura minn warajh, u saret plier tal-melħ.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "salt"
      ],
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        [
          "salt",
          "salt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "common sense"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "common sense",
          "common sense"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nosy parker, busybody"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nosy parker",
          "nosy parker"
        ],
        [
          "busybody",
          "busybody"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛlħ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "melħ"
}

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