ħala

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Maltese

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic خَال (ḵāl, beauty spot). Compare Moroccan Arabic خالة (ḵāla, beauty spot)

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Noun

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ħala f (plural ħwejjel, diminutive ħwejla)

  1. beauty spot

Etymology 2

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From Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla, maternal aunt).

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Noun

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ħala f (plural ħalat)

  1. female equivalent of ħal: maternal aunt
    Synonym: zija (paternal and maternal)
    Coordinate term: għamma (paternal aunt)

Etymology 3

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Root
ħ-l-j
3 terms

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ħala m

  1. Alternative form of ħela