"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

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for xemgħa meaning in Maltese (1.0kB)

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    },
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        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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