ħallieq

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-q
8 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħalˈlɪːʔ/

Noun

ħallieq m (plural ħallieqa or ħalliqin, feminine ħallieqa)

agent noun of ħalaq:
1. creator, inventor, maker
  - c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 19:4:
    Iżda hu qalilhom: “Ma qrajtux li sa mill-bidu l-Ħallieq għamilhom raġel u mara,
    New International Version translation: “Haven’t you read,”he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’