melħ

Maltese

Root
m-l-ħ
11 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlħ/

Noun

melħ m (plural mlieħ or mlieħi)

1. 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.

2. common sense
3. nosy parker, busybody