tieqa
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Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic طاقة (ṭāqa, “window”), from طاق (ṭāq, “arch, doorway”), from Middle Persian tʾg (tāg, “arch”). The form tieqa instead of *taqa probably goes back to a variant *تاقة (*tāqa), in which the initial had been dissimilated against the q; compare dejjaq and others. Compare also Moroccan Arabic تاقة (tāqa) alongside طاقة (ṭāqa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tieqa f (plural twieqi or (obsolete) tiqan, diminutive twejqa)