għelt

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Maltese

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Root
għ-l-t
5 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛːlt/, /ɛlt/
    • IPA(key): /ɛˤːlt/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ɣɛlt/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

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għelt m (plural għeltijiet)

  1. mistake, error
    Synonym: żball
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:
      X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.
      ja Sena Ġdida?
      Ah! biegħed minna
      il-għelt, il-ġlied,
      id-demm bejn l-aħwa;
      rażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,
      rattab l-irjus u l-qlub,
      ġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,
      ġibilna l-għaqda,
      ġibilna s-sliem,
      ġibilna l-ħelsien!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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  • Though żball is more frequent, għelt is still in ordinary use. The corresponding verb għelet, however, is now rare and chiefly literary.