tqil

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Maltese

Root
t-q-l
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʔiːl/
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Adjective

tqil (feminine singular tqila, plural tqal, comparative itqal)

  1. heavy (of great weight)
    Antonym: ħafif
  2. hard; difficult
    Synonym: diffiċli
    Antonyms: ħafif, faċli
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pika”, in Fl-Arena:
      Il-għażla tar-rebbieħ
      kienet tqila bis-sħiħ,
      u Marzu Marzellu
      fetaħ ir-rixtellu,
      u tax-xita fir-raxx
      parpar baxx baxx.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. pregnant (with child)
    Synonym: ħobla
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