xewqa

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Maltese

Root
x-w-q
4 terms

Etymology

Singulative derivation from Arabic شَوْق (šawq, “longing”), thus originally “a single instance or object of longing”.

Pronunciation

Noun

xewqa f (plural xewqiet or xewqat)

  1. desire
  2. wish (that which one wishes)
    • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
      Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
      daret kollha daħkana;
      għalihom ferħ biss kellha
      u daqq u żfin u għana,
      xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
      f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. will (that which one wants or wills)
    Synonyms: rieda, (fairly rare) voluntà
  4. birthmark
    Synonym: xehwa
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