ħliqa
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Maltese
[edit]Root |
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ħ-l-q |
8 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic خَلِيقَة (ḵalīqa, “something created, creature, creation”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ħliqa f (plural ħlejjaq, diminutive ħlejqa)
- creature
- Synonym: kreatura
- 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)
- 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
- U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
u rix mitbiela,- (please add an English translation of this quotation)