qalb minfuda b'sejf in-niket

== Maltese == === Etymology === Literally: “a heart pierced by the sword of grief”. After Luke 2:35, where the Virgin Mary is told a sword will pierce her soul, which is generally interpreted as a reference to her watching the death of her son. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔalp mɪnˈfuː.da ˈpsɛj.f‿ɪnˈnɪ.kɛt/ === Noun === qalb minfuda b’sejf in-niket f (idiomatic) a grieving heart, broken heart; said of the Virgin Mary, but also generally of a mother who has lost a child