"qiegħa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔɪː.ja/, /ˈʔɪː.aˤ/ [archaic] Forms: qwiegħi [plural], qigħat [plural], qigħan [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic قَاعَة (qāʕa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|قَاعَة}} Arabic قَاعَة (qāʕa) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=qwiegħi|p2=qigħat|p3=qigħan}} qiegħa f (plural qwiegħi or qigħat or qigħan)
  1. floor, ground Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-qiegħa-mt-noun-SOoBFPON
  2. threshing floor Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-qiegħa-mt-noun-824cDe1A Disambiguation of Agriculture: 5 89 5 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 71 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 85 7
  3. halo Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-qiegħa-mt-noun-pOY7ys9s

Inflected forms

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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic قَاعَة (qāʕa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qwiegħi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "qigħat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "qigħan",
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  ],
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Niftakar”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:",
          "text": "Niftakar\ntal-qniepen il-mota ferrieħa,\nu l-Ave Maria ta’ Schubert\ntaż-żahar il-fwieħa\nu l-għafsa ta’ driegħek ma’ driegħi,\nu l-ħeġġa ta’ wiċċek ħamrani,\nu l-mantar bajdani\njitkaxkar mal-qiegħa\ntal-korsija:\nid-dija u d-dawl tal-parilja,\nil-ħsejjes taż-żwiemel għaddejja,",
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          "ground",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "20 60 20",
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "7 85 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "5 89 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Agriculture",
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          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "threshing floor"
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          "threshing floor",
          "threshing floor"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "halo"
      ],
      "id": "en-qiegħa-mt-noun-pOY7ys9s",
      "links": [
        [
          "halo",
          "halo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʔɪː.ja/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʔɪː.aˤ/",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "qiegħa"
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    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mt:Agriculture"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic قَاعَة (qāʕa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qwiegħi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qigħat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qigħan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "qwiegħi",
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      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Maltese terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Maltese quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Niftakar”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:",
          "text": "Niftakar\ntal-qniepen il-mota ferrieħa,\nu l-Ave Maria ta’ Schubert\ntaż-żahar il-fwieħa\nu l-għafsa ta’ driegħek ma’ driegħi,\nu l-ħeġġa ta’ wiċċek ħamrani,\nu l-mantar bajdani\njitkaxkar mal-qiegħa\ntal-korsija:\nid-dija u d-dawl tal-parilja,\nil-ħsejjes taż-żwiemel għaddejja,",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "floor, ground"
      ],
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        [
          "floor",
          "floor"
        ],
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          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "threshing floor"
      ],
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        [
          "threshing floor",
          "threshing floor"
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        "feminine"
      ]
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        "halo"
      ],
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        [
          "halo",
          "halo"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔɪː.ja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔɪː.aˤ/",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "qiegħa"
}

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