mgħallem

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَلِّم‎ (muʿallim) and مُعَلَّم‎ (muʿallam), participles of عَلَّمَ‎ (ʿallama, “to teach”), whence Maltese għallem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːl.lɛm/

Noun

mgħallem m (plural mgħallmin)

  1. boss; foreman
  2. leader or teacher of a group (e.g. biblically of Jesus, in the sense of rabbi)

See also
  • għalliem

Participle

mgħallem (feminine singular mgħallma, plural mgħallmin)

  1. participle of għallem
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