maħafi
Maltese edit
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ħ-w-f |
6 terms |
Etymology edit
Univerbation of ma’ (“with”) + *ħaf (“fear”) + -i, literally “with fear”, *ħaf is possibly the verbal noun of hypothetical form I *ħaf from خَافَ (ḵāfa, “to fear”). Perhaps *ħaf has merged or superceded by ħaf (“to roam”), itself from a metathesis of Arabic حَفِيَ (ḥafiya, “to walk barefoot”) Compare the same in Arabic مَعَ خَوْف (maʕa ḵawf).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maħafi m (obsolete)
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