xemxi

Maltese
Root
x-m-x
6 terms

Etymology

From xemx (“sun”) +‎ -i. As such perhaps inherited from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy, “solar”), but in the grammatical sense a calque of the Arabic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛm.ʃɪ/

Adjective

xemxi (feminine singular xemxija, plural xemxin)

  1. sunny
  2. (rare) solar
    Synonym: solari
    Antonyms: lunari, qamri
  3. (grammar, of a consonant) assimilating to the definite article il- (which see)
    Antonym: qamri
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