mgħallem

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Maltese[edit]

Root
għ-l-m
7 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

  • imgħallem (optionally after a consonant, but almost always after the article)

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim) and مُعَلَّم (muʕallam), participles of عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, “to teach”), whence Maltese għallem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːl.lɛm/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaˤːl.lɛm/ (archaic)

Noun[edit]

mgħallem m (plural mgħallmin)

  1. boss, foreman
  2. leader or teacher of a group (e.g. biblically of Jesus, in the sense of rabbi)

See also[edit]

Participle[edit]

mgħallem (feminine singular mgħallma, plural mgħallmin)

  1. participle of għallem
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