aħjar

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Maltese[edit]

Root
ħ-j-r
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

Apparently from Arabic أَخْيَر (ʔaḵyar), elative of خَيْر (ḵayr), which latter also serves as an elative on its own. However, the long second syllable may point to influence by خِيار (ḵiyār) or أَخْيار (ʔaḵyār), plurals of the same خَيْر (ḵayr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

aħjar

  1. comparative degree of tajjeb