مالطا
Arabic
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), of disputed origin. The modern form without medial /i/ is apparently due to the influence of English Malta or Maltese Malta, although Latin Malta is attested in medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itineraries.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]مَالْطَا or مَالِطَا • (mālṭā or māliṭā) f
- Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)
- Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
Declension
[edit]| singular | singular invariable | ||
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| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | مَالْطَا mālṭā |
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| nominative | — | مَالْطَا mālṭā |
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| accusative | — | مَالْطَا mālṭā |
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| genitive | — | مَالْطَا mālṭā |
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Related terms
[edit]- مَالْطِيّ (mālṭiyy)
Descendants
[edit]- Maltese: Malta
- → Ottoman Turkish: مالطه (malta)
- Turkish: Malta
- → South Levantine Arabic: مالطا (mālṭa)
References
[edit]- ^ Martin R. Zammit (2016), “Ḍuriba bi-Mālṭa ‘Minted in Malta’: deciphering the Kufic legend on the Fāṭimid quarter dinar”, in Melita Classica[1], volume 3, Malta Classics Association, page 210: “In Arabic, the word Māliṭa can be written, or inscribed, either with two ’alifs,one after the letter /m/ and a final ’alif (مـالطـا), or with an ’alif after /m/ and a final tā’ marbūṭa (مـالطـة).”
- ^ Wehr, Hans (1979), “مالطا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
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مالطا
Etymology
[edit]Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مَالْطَا (mālṭā), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), of disputed origin.
Proper noun
[edit]مالطا • (mālṭa) f
- Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)
- Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
Related terms
[edit]- مالطي (mālṭi, “Maltese”)
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