ħalq
Appearance
Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic حَلْق (ḥalq, “throat”). Cognate with Gulf Arabic حلج (ḥalj, “mouth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ħalq m (plural ħluq, diminutive ħlejjaq or ħlajjaq)
- (anatomy) mouth
- Synonym: fomm (chiefly in the context of speaking and smiling)
- (figurative) an eater, a person to be fed
- Għandu tlett iħluq x’jitma’. ― He has three mouths to feed.
- opening
- il-ħalq tal-ixkora ― the opening in a sack
Inflection
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | ħalqi | ħalqna | |
2nd person | ħalqek | ħalqkom | |
3rd person | ħalqu | ħalqha | ħalqhom |