mixgħul
Maltese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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x-għ-l (lighting) |
6 terms |
See the lemma.
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
mixgħul (feminine mixgħula, plural mixgħulin)
Etymology 2 edit
Root |
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x-għ-l (working) |
6 terms |
From Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mixgħul (feminine singular mixgħula, plural mixgħulin)
- (archaic) busy, occupied
- ca. 1760, G.P.F. Agius de Soldanis, Discorso tra due contadini sopra il nuovo matrimonio di un figlio:
- Geit ghandek scbini, ghandi en kelmek iek ma entis[c] mescghul.
- Ġejt għandek, xbini. Għandi nkellmek, jekk m’intix mixgħul.
- I’ve come to you, my friend. I need to talk to you, if you’re not busy.