xewqa

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Maltese[edit]

Root
x-w-q
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

Singulative derivation from Arabic شَوْق (šawq, “longing”), thus originally “a single instance or object of longing”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xewqa f (plural xewqat)

  1. desire
  2. wish (that which one wishes)
  3. will (that which one wants or wills)
    Synonyms: rieda, (fairly rare) voluntà
  4. birthmark
    Synonym: xehwa

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