daħkan

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Maltese

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Root
d-ħ-k
8 terms

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Etymology

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From Arabic ضَحْكان (ḍaḥkān).

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Adjective

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daħkan (feminine singular daħkana, plural daħkanin or daħkana)

  1. laughing; smiling; cheerful; friendly
    Synonym: daħkani
    • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
      Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
      daret kollha daħkana;
      għalihom ferħ biss kellha
      u daqq u żfin u għana,
      xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
      f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)