għollieq

Maltese

Root
għ-l-q (hanging)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عُلَّيْق (ʕullayq). Accordingly the more etymological spelling would seem to be (nonstandard) għolliq. The vowel phonemes /iː/ and /ɪː/ are merged before [ħ] and [ʔ].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔlˈlɪːʔ/
• IPA^(key): /ɔˤːlˈlɪːʔ/ (archaic)

Noun

għollieq m (collective, singulative għollieqa, paucal għolliqat or għolliqiet)

1. bramble