għollieq

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Maltese

Root
għ-l-q (hanging)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عُلَّيْق (ʕullayq). Accordingly the more etymological spelling would seem to be (nonstandard) għolliq. The vowel phonemes /iː/ and /ɪː/ are merged before and .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔlˈlɪːʔ/
  • IPA(key): /ɔˤːlˈlɪːʔ/ (archaic)

Noun

għollieq m (collective, singulative għollieqa, paucal għolliqat or għolliqiet)

  1. bramble