ħu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "hu"
Maltese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic أَخُو (ʔaḵū), construct form of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”).
Noun[edit]
ħu m (plural aħwa or ħut, feminine oħt)
Usage notes[edit]
- The singular of this word is used exclusively in the construct state, that is with a possessive suffix or with a following noun. The plural does not have this restriction, but it is equally the plural of oħt (“sister”) and thus means “siblings”. Meanings like “a brother” can only be paraphrased, e.g. wieħed mill-aħwa (literally “one of the siblings”). For “she has a brother”, one says għandha ħuha (literally “she has her brother”).
Inflection[edit]
Inflected forms | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | ħija | ħuna | |
2nd person | ħuk | ħukom | |
3rd person | ħuh | ħuha | ħuhom |
Etymology 2[edit]
See the lemma.
Verb[edit]
ħu
- imperative singular of ħa