ħolqien

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-q
8 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of ħalaq (“to create”). Compare Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq), of which it is perhaps an extended form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħɔlˈʔɪːn/

Noun

ħolqien m

1. creation (act of creating)
2. creation (all that is created collectively)
   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallarija ta’ Żgħożiti:

     Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti
     - bil-ferħ insiġtha jien, -
     hi għanja lis-Sbuħija
     Sultana tal-ħolqien.

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