melħ

Maltese

Root
m-l-ħ
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlħ/

Noun

melħ m (plural mlieħ or mlieħi)

salt
nitfa melħ ― a pinch of salt
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 19:26:
  U l-mara ta’ Lot ħarset lura minn warajh, u saret plier tal-melħ.
  New International Version translation: But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
common sense
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