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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic صَنْعة (ṣanʕa). The expected form would be *sangħa due to the originally emphatic ṣ, but this influence was levelled out or lost by dissimilation against the final għ (compare sejħa).
Pronunciation
Noun
sengħa f (plural snajja’ or (rare) sengħat, diminutive snejgħa)
- trade, craft, sector of skilled work