ħmieġ

Maltese

Root
ħ-m-ġ
7 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic أَخْماج (ʔaḵmāj), plural of خَمَج (ḵamaj, “putrefication, decay”), from خَمَجَ (ḵamaja, “to rot, putrefy”). Compare Tunisian Arabic خْماج (“dirt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħmɪːt͡ʃ/

Noun

ħmieġ m (collective, singulative ħmieġa, paucal ħmiġijiet)

  1. dirt
  2. dung
  3. corruption
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