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Maltese
Etymology
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
Adverb
għaliex
- (interrogative) why (for what reason)
- Synonyms: għalfejn, għala
Noun
għaliex m
- cause, reason, why
Derived terms