mingħajr

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic مِنْ غَيْر (min ḡayr, without, literally from other than). By surface analysis, minn +‎ għajr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɪˈnaːjr/, /mɪˈnajr/
    • IPA(key): /mɪˈnaˤːjr/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /mɪnˈɣajr/ (archaic, rural)

Preposition

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mingħajr

  1. without
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Naqbeż għal fuq saqajja u mbagħad Miss Camilleri teħodli b’idi mingħajr ma tħares lejja.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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  • For the distinction between mingħajr and bla, see the latter word.

Inflection

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Inflected forms of mingħajr
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person mingħajri mingħajrna
2nd person mingħajrek mingħajrkom
3rd person mingħajru mingħajrha mingħajrhom