"vleġġa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvlɛd.d͡ʒa/ Forms: vleġeġ [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia, itself borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, of Frankish origin. The voicing of the obstruents seems irregular (perhaps expressive for the swift movement). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|fileccia}} Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia, {{der|mt|fro|fleche}} Old French fleche, {{der|mt|VL.|*fleccia}} Vulgar Latin *fleccia, {{dercat|mt|frk|gmw-pro|gem-pro}} Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=vleġeġ}} vleġġa f (plural vleġeġ)
  1. arrow Tags: feminine Related terms: qaws
    Sense id: en-vleġġa-mt-noun-hk6jn-fi Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "fileccia"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "fleche"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French fleche",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*fleccia"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *fleccia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "gmw-pro",
        "4": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia, itself borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, of Frankish origin. The voicing of the obstruents seems irregular (perhaps expressive for the swift movement).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vleġeġ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "vleġeġ"
      },
      "expansion": "vleġġa f (plural vleġeġ)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-vleġġa-mt-noun-hk6jn-fi",
      "links": [
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "qaws"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvlɛd.d͡ʒa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vleġġa"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "fileccia"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "fleche"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French fleche",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*fleccia"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *fleccia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "gmw-pro",
        "4": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia, itself borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, of Frankish origin. The voicing of the obstruents seems irregular (perhaps expressive for the swift movement).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vleġeġ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "vleġeġ"
      },
      "expansion": "vleġġa f (plural vleġeġ)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "qaws"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese feminine nouns",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Frankish",
        "Maltese terms derived from Old French",
        "Maltese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arrow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvlɛd.d͡ʒa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vleġġa"
}

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