qawsalla

Maltese

Etymology

Univerbation of qaws Alla, literally “bow of God”, from Arabic قَوْس الله (qaws allāh, “bow of God”), pious alteration of قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ), which was named after a pre-Islamic deity, but continues to be the predominant form in Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔawˈsal.la/

Noun

qawsalla f (plural qawsalel or qawsalli)

  1. rainbow
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