ħu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "hu"
Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Arabic أَخُو (ʔaḵū), construct form of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”).
Noun edit
ħu m (plural aħwa or ħut, feminine oħt)
Usage notes edit
- The singular of this word is used exclusively in the construct state, that is with a possessive suffix or with a following noun. The plural does not have this restriction, but it is equally the plural of oħt (“sister”) and thus means “siblings”. Meanings like “a brother” can only be paraphrased, e.g. wieħed mill-aħwa (literally “one of the siblings”). For “she has a brother”, one says għandha ħuha (literally “she has her brother”).
Inflection edit
Inflected forms | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | ħija | ħuna | |
2nd person | ħuk | ħukom | |
3rd person | ħuh | ħuha | ħuhom |
Etymology 2 edit
See the lemma.
Verb edit
ħu
- imperative singular of ħa