mgħallem

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Maltese

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Root
għ-l-m
7 terms

Alternative forms

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  • imgħallem (optionally after a consonant, but almost always after the article)

Etymology

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From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim) and مُعَلَّم (muʕallam), participles of عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, to teach), whence Maltese għallem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːl.lɛm/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaˤːl.lɛm/ (archaic)

Noun

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mgħallem m (plural mgħallmin)

  1. boss, foreman
  2. leader or teacher of a group (e.g. biblically of Jesus, in the sense of rabbi)

See also

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Participle

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mgħallem (feminine singular mgħallma, plural mgħallmin)

  1. participle of għallem