bħalma

Maltese

Etymology

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Maltese bħal

Arabic مَا (mā)

Maltese ma

Maltese bħalma

From bħal (“like, as”) + ma (“that, which”). Compare Moroccan Arabic بحال ما (bḥāl ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpħaːl.ma/
• Rhymes: -aːlma

Conjunction

bħalma

1. as; in the same way that
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 5:48:

     Kunu mela perfetti, bħalma hu perfett Missierkom li hu fis-smewwiet.

     King James Version translation: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.