ħlieqa
Maltese edit
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ħ-l-q |
6 terms |
Etymology edit
Probably identical to ħliqa (“creature”), which see. Artificially distinguished in spelling as -i- and -ie- are merged before -q-. The sense “joke” then from “something unreal, made up”, “a creation of one’s wit”. Compare in classical Arabic أَحادِيث الخَلْق (ʔaḥādīṯ al-ḵalq, “fables of a storyteller”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ħlieqa f (plural ħliqiet)
Noun edit
ħlieqa f (plural ħlejjaq)
- Misspelling of ħliqa.