qawsalla
Maltese
editEtymology
editUniverbation of qaws Alla, literally “bow of God”, from Arabic قَوْس الله (qaws allāh, “bow of God”), pious alteration of قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ), which was named after a pre-Islamic deity, but continues to be the predominant form in Arabic.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editqawsalla f (plural qawsalel or qawsalli)