Sqallija

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صِقِلِّيَّة (ṣiqilliyya). One of the very few geographical names from outside Malta that were inherited.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʔalˈliː.ja/
  • IPA(key): /ˈsqalˈliː.ja/ (archaic)
  • Rhymes: -iːja

Proper noun

Sqallija f

  1. Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)
    Synonym: Siċilja

Adjective

Sqallija f

  1. feminine of Sqalli
    Synonym: Siċiljana
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