għalqa

== Maltese == === Etymology === From the Arabic root غ ل ق (ḡ l q). The sense “enclosure, fenced or immured area” was still attested in older Maltese. The phonetic similarity with Arabic حَقْل (ḥaql) is coincidental. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːl.ʔa/ IPA(key): /ˈaˤːl.ʔa/ (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈɣal.ʔa/ (archaic, rustic) Rhymes: -alʔa, -aːlʔa, -aˤːlʔa === Noun === għalqa f (plural għelieqi, diminutive għalajqa) field ==== See also ==== raba’