Where does “ħolma” come from?
ħolma (Maltese) comes from Arabic حلم, from Arabic حَلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
ħolma (Maltese): singulative of ħolm: a dream
Definitions
- singulative of ħolm: a dream
Ancestry of “ħolma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | حلم | to dream or about while asleep; to experience... |
| 2 | Arabic | حَلَمَ | to dream |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |