"silġ" meaning in Maltese

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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ثَلْج"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "siġra"
      },
      "expansion": "siġra",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj). Maltese s- (instead of expected t-) may be due to irregular assimilation of [θ] to the following alveolar [l]. The subsequent dissimilation š- → s- under the influence of following -j- would be less surprising (compare e.g. siġra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "silġa",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "silġiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ice; hail"
      ],
      "id": "en-silġ-mt-noun-WOCKtn7q",
      "links": [
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ],
        [
          "hail",
          "hail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snow"
      ],
      "id": "en-silġ-mt-noun-p0YiLwnY",
      "links": [
        [
          "snow",
          "snow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "borra"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪlt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "silġ"
}

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    "Maltese collective nouns",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ثَلْج"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "siġra"
      },
      "expansion": "siġra",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj). Maltese s- (instead of expected t-) may be due to irregular assimilation of [θ] to the following alveolar [l]. The subsequent dissimilation š- → s- under the influence of following -j- would be less surprising (compare e.g. siġra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "silġa",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "silġiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ice; hail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ],
        [
          "hail",
          "hail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "snow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snow",
          "snow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "borra"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪlt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "silġ"
}