twil

See also: Twil

Maltese

Root
t-w-l
9 terms

Etymology

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Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl)

Maltese twil

Inherited from Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

twil (feminine singular twila, plural twal, diminutive twajjel, comparative itwal)

1. long; tall

   F’din il-foresta hemm ħafna siġar twal. ― In this forest there are a lot of tall trees.

   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.

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   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:

     Wara l-bibien,
     fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
     batejt
     il-għeja
     il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
     batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
     iżda ġarrabt ukoll
     il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
     li kull tallab iħoss
     x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
     bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.

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2. long (in time)

   Int kellek id-dijabete għal żmien twil. ― You have had diabetes for a long time.