"xemgħa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛ.ma/, /ˈʃɛ.maˤ/ Forms: xemgħat [paucal], xmejgħa [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic شَمْعَة (šamʕa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَمْعَة}} Arabic شَمْعَة (šamʕa)
  1. singulative of xema’: a candle; a piece of wax Tags: feminine, form-of, singulative Form of: xema’ (extra: a candle; a piece of wax) Synonyms: xamgħa
    Sense id: en-xemgħa-mt-noun-54r72M-D Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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      ],
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛ.ma/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛ.maˤ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "xema’"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xemgħa"
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    },
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        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Maltese terms with homophones",
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    },
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  ],
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      "word": "xamgħa"
    }
  ],
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}

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