siġill

Maltese

Etymology

Eventually from Latin sigillum. The word may be a simple borrowing from Italian sigillo (“seal”). However, it is also possible that it was inherited from Arabic سِجِلّ‎ (sijill, “scroll”) and only re-adopted the sense “seal” under Italo-Romance influence.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪˈd͡ʒɪll/

Noun

siġill m (plural siġilli)

  1. seal (stamp on a document)
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