nofsinhar
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
nofsinhar m
Coordinate terms edit
- (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
| majjistral | tramuntana (xmiel) |
grigal |
| punent (għarb) |
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lvant (xerq) |
| lbiċ | nofsinhar (qibla) |
xlokk |