dawl

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Maltese

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Root
d-w-l
9 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic ضَوْء (ḍawʔ) with a paragogic -l, perhaps from a following article by resegmentation, and/or under influence of the antonym dell (shade).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dawl m (plural dwal, diminutive dwajjel)

  1. light
  2. eyesight
  3. (figuratively) information

Derived terms

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