ħlieqa

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Maltese

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Root
ħ-l-q
8 terms

Etymology

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Probably identical to ħliqa (creature), which see. Artificially distinguished in spelling as -i- and -ie- are merged before -q-. The sense “joke” then from “something unreal, made up”, “a creation of one’s wit”. Compare in classical Arabic أَحادِيث الخَلْق (ʔaḥādīṯ al-ḵalq, fables of a storyteller).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ħlieqa f (plural ħliqiet)

  1. joke; something silly
    Synonym: ċajta

Noun

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ħlieqa f (plural ħlejjaq)

  1. Misspelling of ħliqa.