għollieq
Maltese
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għ-l-q (hanging) |
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Etymology
editFrom Arabic عُلَّيْق (ʕullayq). Accordingly the more etymological spelling would seem to be (nonstandard) għolliq. The vowel phonemes /iː/ and /ɪː/ are merged before [ħ] and [ʔ].
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgħollieq m (collective, singulative għollieqa, paucal għolliqat or għolliqiet)