Maltese edit

Root
w-l-j
8 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَوْلايَ (mawlāya, my lord, master, sir), first-person singular possessive form of مَوْلَى (mawlā, master, he whom one owes loyalty). By surface analysis, mula +‎ -i.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

il-Mulej m

  1. (religion) The Lord (God).
  2. (in Christianity especially) Jesus Christ as God in the flesh.