Malta en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- môl′tə
- (UK) audio
- /ˈmɔl.tə/ (US)
- /ˈmɑl.tə/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɒl.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmɔːl.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē)bor. Latin Melitabor. Arabic مَالْطَا (mālṭā) Maltese Maltabor. Italian Maltabor. English Malta Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), apparently from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -η (-ē, “-a: forming feminine place names”) although its use for the island of Malta is considered uncertain. Some scholars consider it to represent the importance of the islands' indigenous bees and their output. Others consider it a transcription of Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “Grand Harbor, Cospicua”), from 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “refuge, port”), reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government at Mdina. Note however that Latin Malta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itinerary. See Wikipedia's articles on Melite and Malta. Doublet of Meleda and Mljet.
Meanings
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An archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta. Capital: Valletta.
Over the following decades, the EEC became the European Union, and expanded from the original six nations to today’s 27 members, from Finland in the north to Malta in the south.
2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2016:And so far just two member states, Malta and Finland, are on track to meet their resettling obligations.
2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2018:
- The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago.
- A small city, the county seat of Phillips County, Montana, United States.
- A town and hamlet therein, in Saratoga County, New York, United States.
Deriveds
Knight of Malta · cross of Malta · Maltese
Relateds
Countries of the world · Malta Island
Synonyms
Melite · Melita · Maltese Archipelago · Malta Island
Translations (200)
crh Malta (republic) · is Malta (republic) · fa مالْت (island) · da Malta (island) · kln Malta (republic) · ha Malta (republic) · rue Ма́лта (republic) · nrf Malte (republic) · fa مَالْتَا (republic) · lv Malta (republic) · ta மால்ட்டா (republic) · it Malta (republic) · id Malta (republic) · kw Malta (republic) · es Malta (island) · pl Malta (island) · bn মাল্টা (republic) · phn 𐤀𐤍𐤍 (island) · bo མལ་ཏ (republic) · scn Mauta (republic) · he מַלְטָה (island) · ast Malta (island) · lv Maltas sala (island) · nb Malta (island) · nn Malta (island) · lo ມານຕາ (republic) · ast Malta (republic) · km ម៉ាល់តា (republic) · af Malta (island) · os Мальтӕ (republic) · hi माल्टा (republic) · ug مالتا (republic) · fr Malte (island) · zh 馬耳他島 /马耳他岛 (island) · th มอลตา (republic) · ki Malta (republic) · sah Мальта (republic) · mi Merita (republic) · aii ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ (republic) · ml മാൾട്ട (republic) · sco Maltae (republic) · ky Мальта (republic) · fur Malte (republic) · am ማልታ (republic) · csb Malta (republic) · tg Малта (republic) · te మాల్టా (republic) · az Malta (republic) · sh Mȃlta (republic) · fo Malta (republic) · ja マルタ (republic) · la Melita (republic) · scn Mauta (island) · uz Malta (republic) · ja マルタ (island) · mer Malta (republic) · tl Malta (republic) · cv Мальта (republic) · dv މޯލްޓާ (republic) · nb Malta (republic) · ar مَالِطَة (island) · fi Malta (island) · mr माल्टा (republic) · sl Málta (republic) · bua Мальта (republic) · ce Малта (republic) · hy Մալթա (republic) · sh Mȃlta (island) · tr Malta (island) · br Malta (island) · sco Maltae (island) · tt Мальта (republic) · cs Malta (republic) · pa ਮਾਲਟਾ (republic) · kn ಮಾಲ್ಟ (republic) · eo Malto (island) · lb Malta (island) · da Malta (republic) · fa مَالْتَا (island) · de Malta (island) · as মাল্টা (republic) · ar مَالْطَا (island) · nrf Malte (island) · kmr Malta (republic) · ko 몰타섬 (island) · mt Malta (island) · ru Ма́льта (island) · th มอลตา (island) · wuu 馬耳他 /马耳他 (republic) · hu Málta (island) · ace Malta (republic) · ga Málta (republic) · ca Malta (republic) · se Malta (island) · luo Malta (republic) · pt Malta (island) · ja マルタ島 (island) · aii ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ (island) · luy Malta (republic) · ro Malta (island) · hy Մալթա (island) · sq Maltë (republic) · kam Malta (republic) · si මෝල්ටාව (republic) · bg Ма́лта (republic) · yue 馬耳他 /马耳他 (republic) · arc ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܐ (republic) · oc Malta (republic) · fr Malte (republic) · lo ປະເທດມານ (republic) · eu Malta (island) · uk Ма́льта (republic) · vi Man-ta (republic) · br Malta (republic) · lb Malta (republic) · nn Malta (republic) · el Μάλτα (republic) · af Malta (republic) · ko 몰타 (republic) · es Malta (republic) · el Μάλτα (island) · zh 馬耳他 /马耳他 (republic) · mk Малта (island) · ko 몰타 (island) · de Malta (republic) · sk Malta (island) · zh 馬爾他 /马尔他 (republic) · pt Malta (republic) · fi Malta (republic) · tk Malta (republic) · ur مالْٹا (island) · szl Malta (republic) · ar مَالِطَة (republic) · la Melita (island) · vo Malteän (republic) · ota مالطه (island) · ro Malta (republic) · fa مالْت (republic) · eo Malto (republic) · grc Μελίτη (island) · hu Málta (republic) · gl Malta (republic) · ar مَالْطَا (republic) · ne माल्टा (republic) · mt Malta (republic) · lv Malta (island) · sk Malta (republic) · ko 말따 (republic) · scn Marta (island) · hsb Malta (republic) · sv Malta (island) · gl Malta (island) · sw Malta (republic) · lo ມານ (republic) · se Malta (republic) · yue 馬爾他 /马尔他 (republic) · scn Marta (republic) · ps مالتا (republic) · tr Malta (republic) · eu Malta (republic) · pl Malta (republic) · my မော်လတာ (republic) · be Ма́льта (republic) · szl Malta (island) · it Malta (island) · ba Мальта (republic) · mk Малта (republic) · kw Malta (island) · yi מאַלטאַ (republic) · gu માલ્ટા (republic) · sl Malta (island) · nl Malta (island) · or ମାଲଟା (republic) · sq Malta (republic) · lt Malta (republic) · kk Мальта (republic) · ka მალტა (island) · yo Malata (republic) · ms Malta (republic) · nl Malta (republic) · ab Мальта (republic) · ru Ма́льта (republic) · ur مالْٹا (republic) · sh Ма̑лта (island) · hi माल्टा (island) · ka მალტა (republic) · mn Мальта (republic) · cu Малта (republic) · et Malta (island) · la Melitē (island) · he מַלְטָה (republic) · ca Malta (island) · et Malta (republic) · sv Malta (republic) · dsb Malta (republic) · fo Malta (island) · cs Malta (island) · ti ማልታ (republic) · sh Ма̑лта (republic) · mr माल्टा (island)