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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic حَمَأ (ḥamaʔ). The word predominantly keeps its masculine gender in Maltese, but may also be feminised on account of the final -a.
Pronunciation
Noun
ħama m or f
- silt, sludge, ooze (fine mud as found especially near the seashore)
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