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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic قَلْب (qalb). The feminine gender in Maltese is unusual since the Arabic etymon is masculine, its form is that of a masculine, and even the Romance equivalents (Sicilian cori, Italian cuore) are masculine. One might suspect influence by the semantically related ras (“head”) and ruħ (“soul”), which are feminine; but this is mere conjecture.
Noun
qalb f (plural qlub)
- (also anatomy) heart
- Synonym: qalba
Inflection
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Arabic قَلْبَ (qalba).
Preposition
qalb
- amongst
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَلْب (qalb).
Noun
qalb (plural qalblar)
- heart