għarqa

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Maltese

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Root
għ-r-q (drowning)
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic غَرْقَة (ḡarqa), غَرْق (ḡarq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːr.ʔa/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːr.ʔa/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣar.ʔa/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

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għarqa f (singulative, collective għarq, plural għarqiet)

  1. a drowning (single instance)
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