diqa

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Maltese

Root
d-j-q
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضِيقَة (ḍīqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪː.ʔa/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Noun

diqa f (plural dwejjaq)

  1. anguish, sorrow
    • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:
      kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
      għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
      għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
      u dalgħodu stenbaħt
      b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
      u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:
      taħt it-tbissima
      falza ta’ wiċċi
      kien hemm in-niket
      u dwejjaq kbar
      u biża’ minnek.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. asthma
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