ħalq

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْق (ḥalq, “throat”). Cognate with Gulf Arabic حلج (ḥalj, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħalʔ/

Noun

ħalq m (plural ħluq, diminutive ħlejjaq or ħlajjaq)

1. (anatomy) mouth

   Synonym: fomm (chiefly in the context of speaking and smiling)

2. (figurative) an eater, a person to be fed

   Għandu tlett iħluq x’jitma’. ― He has three mouths to feed.

3. opening

   il-ħalq tal-ixkora ― the opening in a sack

Inflection

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ħalqi		ħalqna
2nd person	ħalqek		ħalqkom
3rd person	ħalqu	ħalqha	ħalqhom