xemgħa
Maltese
Root
x-m-għ
6 terms
Alternative forms
xamgħa
Etymology
From
Arabic
شَمْعَة
(
šamʕa
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈʃɛ.ma/
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈʃɛ.maˤ/
(
archaic
)
Homophone:
xema’
Noun
xemgħa
f
(
singulative
,
paucal
xemgħat
,
diminutive
xmejgħa
)
singulative of
xema’
: a
candle
; a piece of
wax