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Maltese
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
Maltese
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Root
x-l-f
2 terms
Etymology
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Probably from the dialectal
Arabic
verb for “to throw” mentioned at
xellef
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʃlɪːf/
Noun
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xlief
m
(
plural
xolfa
)
fishing line
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Maltese terms belonging to the root x-l-f
Maltese terms derived from Arabic
Maltese 1-syllable words
Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
Maltese lemmas
Maltese nouns
Maltese masculine nouns
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