qamħ
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Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic قَمْح (qamḥ, “wheat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]qamħ m (collective, singulative qamħa, dual qamħtejn, plural qmuħ or qmieħ, paucal qamħiet)
Usage notes
[edit]- Beyond its original meaning "grain of wheat", the singulative can also mean any grain or kernel, e.g. qamħa tal-kafè (“coffee bean”).