għażżiela
Maltese
Root |
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għ-ż-l |
3 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /azˈzɪː.la/
- IPA(key): /aˤːzˈzɪː.la/ (archaic)
- IPA(key): /ɣazˈzɪː.la/ (archaic, rural)
Etymology 1
From Arabic غَزَالَة (ḡazāla, “female gazelle”). The survival of this word in Malta is perhaps due its frequent figurative and poetic use among the Arabs. The gemination may be due to influence by Italian gazzella, though it is also explainable through analogy.
Noun
għażżiela f (plural għożlien or għażżiliet or għażżieli)
- gazelle
Etymology 2
See the lemma.
Noun
għażżiela
- female equivalent of għażżiel (“spinner, one who spins”)
- plural of għażżiel