mgħallem
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʿallim) and مُعَلَّم (muʿallam), participles of عَلَّمَ (ʿallama, “to teach”), whence Maltese għallem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːl.lɛm/
Noun
mgħallem m (plural mgħallmin)
- boss; foreman
- leader or teacher of a group (e.g. biblically of Jesus, in the sense of rabbi)
See also
- għalliem
Participle
mgħallem (feminine singular mgħallma, plural mgħallmin)
- participle of għallem