ħallieq

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-q
8 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħalˈlɪːʔ/

Noun

ħallieq m (plural ħallieqa or ħalliqin, feminine ħallieqa)

1. agent noun of ħalaq:
   1. creator, inventor, maker
      • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 19:4:

        Iżda hu qalilhom: “Ma qrajtux li sa mill-bidu l-Ħallieq għamilhom raġel u mara,

        New International Version translation: “Haven’t you read,”he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’