tqil

Maltese

Root
t-q-l
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʔiːl/

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Adjective

tqil (feminine singular tqila, plural tqal, comparative itqal)

1. heavy (of great weight)

   Antonym: ħafif

2. hard; difficult

   Synonym: diffiċli

   Antonyms: ħafif, faċli

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pika”, in Fl-Arena:

     Il-għażla tar-rebbieħ
     kienet tqila bis-sħiħ,
     u Marzu Marzellu
     fetaħ ir-rixtellu,
     u tax-xita fir-raxx
     parpar baxx baxx.

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3. pregnant (with child)

   Synonym: ħobla