dawl

Maltese

Root
d-w-l
9 terms

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /dawl/

Noun

dawl m (plural dwal, diminutive dwajjel)

light
- 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Ir-Riħ u l-Bnazzi”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
  Ħarbat, mewwet dawk id-dwieli,
  wild il-għaraq tal-ħaddiem,
  żomm il-fqir ġol-gorboġ waħdu,
  u bla ħobż, bla dawl, bla sliem!
  Destroy, kill those vines,
  the offspring of the worker’s sweat,
  keep the poor man in the hovel alone,
  without bread, without light, without peace!
eyesight
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