xema'

Maltese
Root
x-m-għ
6 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic شَمْع‎ (šamʕ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛ.ma/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛ.maˤ/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: xemgħa

Noun

xema’ m (collective, singulative xemgħa, paucal xemgħat)

  1. wax
  2. candles
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