ħlieqa

== Maltese == === Etymology === Probably identical to ħliqa (“creature”), which see. Artificially distinguished in spelling as -i- and -ie- are merged before -q-. The sense “joke” then from “something unreal, made up”, “a creation of one’s wit”. Compare in classical Arabic أَحادِيث الخَلْق (ʔaḥādīṯ al-ḵalq, “fables of a storyteller”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈħlɪːʔa/ Homophone: ħliqa Rhymes: -ɪːʔa === Noun === ħlieqa f (plural ħliqiet) joke; something silly Synonym: ċajta === Noun === ħlieqa f (plural ħlejjaq) misspelling of ħliqa