ħlieqa

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-q
8 terms

Etymology

Probably identical to ħliqa (“creature”), which see. Artificially distinguished in spelling as -i- and -ie- are merged before -q-. The sense “joke” then from “something unreal, made up”, “a creation of one’s wit”. Compare in classical Arabic أَحادِيث الخَلْق (ʔaḥādīṯ al-ḵalq, “fables of a storyteller”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħlɪːʔa/
  • Homophone: ħliqa

Noun

ħlieqa f (plural ħliqiet)

  1. joke; something silly
    Synonym: ċajta

Noun

ħlieqa f (plural ħlejjaq)

  1. misspelling of ħliqa
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