From Arabic خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa).
ħalaq (imperfect joħloq, past participle maħluq, active participle ħallieq, verbal noun ħolqien)
- to create
c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 1:1–2:Fil-bidu Alla ħalaq is-sema u l-art: u kienet l-art taħwid u baħħ; u d-dlam kien fuq wiċċ l-abbissi u fuq wiċċ l-ibħra kien jittajjar l-ispirtu ta’ Alla.- New International Version translation: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
