għaliex
Maltese
editEtymology
editFrom underlying Arabic عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْء (ʕalā ʔayyi šayʔ, literally “on what thing”). By surface analysis, għal (“for”) + *iex (“what”); see xiex for the latter. Cognate with Moroccan Arabic علاش (ʕlāš, “why”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editgħaliex
Noun
editgħaliex m
Derived terms
edit- għax (perhaps)