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Maltese
Etymology
Derived from Arabic رَحَلَ (raḥala, “to saddle, to journey”), which in early Maltese was used of herdsmen and their animals; compare raħħal (“herdsman, stockbreeder”), from Arabic رَحّال (raḥḥāl, “traveller”). The underlying form is probably مَرْحَلة (marḥala) or *مِرْحَلة (*mirḥala), though the formation would seem to be independent from the Arabic word meaning “day’s journey, stretch”. It could also be مُرْحَلة (murḥala) or مُرْحِلة (murḥila); compare أَرْحَلَ (ʔarḥala, “to have many camels; to train a camel; to become fat ”).
Pronunciation
Noun
merħla f (plural mrieħel, paucal merħliet)
- herd, flock