naħal

Maltese

Root
n-ħ-l
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَحْل (naḥl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.ħal/
  • Rhymes: -aħal

Noun

naħal m (collective, singulative naħla, paucal naħliet)

  1. bee, bees (several insects; the bee as a species)

Derived terms

  • ferħ naħal (“swarm of bees”)
  • naħal bagħli (“bumble bee”)
  • naħal bennej (“mason bee”)
  • naħal ħaddiem (“worker bee”)
  • naħal iswed (“black bee”)
  • naħal Malti (“Maltese honey bee”)
  • naħal tal-bajtar
  • naħal tal-għasel (“honey bee”)
  • qird in-naħal (“bee-eater bird”)
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