ħallieq

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-q
8 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of perhaps of a lost Form II verb, *ħallaq, or the active participle of the existing Form I verb ħalaq (to create), however under the guise of form II active participles. Compare the Arabic خَالِق (creator), derived active participle of خَلَقَ (to create). Hence the expected form would be *ħaleq or *ħieleq, if it were to be derived directly from ħalaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħalˈlɪːʔ/

Noun

ħallieq m (plural ħalliqin or ħallieqa, feminine ħallieqa)

1. Creator, Maker (God)
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 19:4:

     Iżda hu qalilhom: “Ma qrajtux li sa mill-bidu l-Ħallieq għamilhom raġel u mara,

     But he said to them: "Did you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

2. creator, inventor, maker