għaliex
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Adverb edit
għaliex
Noun edit
għaliex m
Derived terms edit
- għax (perhaps)