ħuxlief

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Maltese[edit]

Root
ħ-x-l-f
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

From dialectal Arabic; compare Tunisian Arabic حشلاف (ḥušlāf, hay, dried-out grass or plant). Further origin uncertain, though Berber origin has been suggested.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ħuxlief m (collective, singulative ħuxliefa, plural ħxielef, paucal ħuxlifiet)

  1. hay

Derived terms[edit]