mimli

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Maltese

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Root
m-l-j
4 terms

Pronunciation

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Participle

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mimli (feminine mimlija, plural mimlija or mimlijin)

  1. past participle of mela
    1. full, filled [with indefinite noun or b’ (+ definite noun)]
      Id-dar kienet mimlija nies / mimlija bin-nies.
      The house was full of people.
      • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallarija ta’ Żgħożiti:
        Il-Għanja tiegħi tazza
        mimlija min-nixxiegħa
        tal-ferħ li ssaqqi u tkabbar
        il-ħlejjaq fir-rebbiegħa.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. (of the sea) at high tide, in a state of flow, flood
      Antonym: mifrugħ