"wisq" meaning in Maltese

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Adverb

IPA: /wɪsʔ/
Etymology: Possibly from Arabic وُسْع (wusʕ, “that of which one is capable, one's capacity, power”), with a rare shift from għ to q, which however could be accounted for in this phonetic position. Alternatively from وَسْق (wasq, “freight, load”); compare semantically English a load of (“much”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|وُسْع|t=that of which one is capable, one's capacity, power}} Arabic وُسْع (wusʕ, “that of which one is capable, one's capacity, power”), {{m|ar|وَسْق|t=freight, load}} وَسْق (wasq, “freight, load”), {{m+|en|load|a load of|t=much}} English a load of (“much”) Head templates: {{mt-adv}} wisq
  1. too, too much (more than is appropriate)
    Sense id: en-wisq-mt-adv-BBer8Dut
  2. highly, extremely (very much)
    Sense id: en-wisq-mt-adv-zbpK5B-i Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 16 84

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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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