mgħallem

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Maltese

Root
għ-l-m
7 terms

Alternative forms

  • imgħallem (optionally after a consonant, but almost always after the article)

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim) and مُعَلَّم (muʕallam), participles of عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, “to teach”), whence Maltese għallem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːl.lɛm/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaˤːl.lɛm/ (archaic)

Noun

mgħallem m (plural mgħallmin)

  1. boss, foreman
  2. leader or teacher of a group (e.g. biblically of Jesus, in the sense of rabbi)

See also

Participle

mgħallem (feminine singular mgħallma, plural mgħallmin)

  1. participle of għallem
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