nofsinhar

Maltese

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /nɔf.sɪˈnaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

nofsinhar m

1. midday
3. south

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;

majjistral	tramuntana (xmiel)	grigal
punent (għarb)		lvant (xerq)
lbiċ	nofsinhar (qibla)	xlokk

Derived terms

• waranofsinhar