ħmieġ

Maltese

Root
ħ-m-ġ
7 terms

Alternative forms

• ħamġa

Etymology

From Arabic أَخْماج (ʔaḵmāj), plural of خَمَج (ḵamaj, “putrefication, decay”), from خَمَجَ (ḵamaja, “to rot, putrefy”). Compare Tunisian Arabic خْماج (“dirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħmɪːt͡ʃ/

Noun

ħmieġ m (collective, singulative ħmieġa, paucal ħmiġijiet)

1. dirt
2. dung
3. corruption