ażil

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian asilo, from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈziːl/
  • Homophone: għażil (except archaically)

Noun

ażil m (plural ażili)

  1. (uncountable) asylum (status granted by a country to foreigners)
  2. (countable) asylum, refuge, shelter (place of safety)
    Synonyms: kenn, rifuġju
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