mgħallem

Maltese

Root
għ-l-m
7 terms

Alternative forms

• imgħallem (optionally after a consonant, but almost always after the article)

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim) and مُعَلَّم (muʕallam), participles of عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, “to teach”), whence Maltese għallem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːl.lɛm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaˤːl.lɛm/ (archaic)

Noun

mgħallem m (plural mgħallmin)

1. boss, foreman
2. leader or teacher of a group (e.g. biblically of Jesus, in the sense of rabbi)

See also

• għalliem

Participle

mgħallem (feminine singular mgħallma, plural mgħallmin)

1. participle of għallem