għażżiela
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Maltese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Arabic غَزَالَة (ḡazāla, “female gazelle”). The survival of this word in Malta is perhaps due its frequent figurative and poetic use among the Arabs. The gemination may be due to influence by Italian gazzella, though it is also explainable through analogy.
Noun
[edit]għażżiela f (plural għożlien or għażżiliet or għażżieli or għażiel or għażiliet or għażlien or għażieżel)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Root |
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għ-ż-l (woolwork) |
5 terms |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]għażżiela f
- female equivalent of għażżiel (“spinner, one who spins”)
Noun
[edit]għażżiela ?
Categories:
- Maltese 3-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Italian
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
- Maltese feminine nouns
- Maltese terms spelled with Għ
- Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-ż-l (woolwork)
- Maltese female equivalent nouns
- Maltese non-lemma forms
- Maltese noun forms