Sqallija

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صِقِلِّيَّة (ṣiqilliyya). One of the very few geographical names from outside Malta that were inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʔalˈliː.ja/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsqalˈliː.ja/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -iːja

Proper noun

Sqallija f

1. Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)

   Synonym: Siċilja

Adjective

Sqallija f

1. feminine of Sqalli

   Synonym: Siċiljana