nofsinhar

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic نِصْف النَّهَار (niṣf an-nahār, “midday; meridian”). By surface analysis, nofs (“mid, half”) +‎ nhar (“day”). Sense 2 is a calque of Italian mezzogiorno.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nofsinhar m

  1. midday
  3. south

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel) 		grigal
punent
(għarb) 		lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla) 		xlokk


Derived terms[edit]

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