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Appendix:Maltese roots/h-n-j

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic ه ن ء (h-n-ʔ).

The outcome of root-initial ه (h) in modern Maltese is irregular; it was either vowelised or merged into /ħ/. Generally one or the other happened throughout a given root, but in the case of h-n-j the irregularity continues even within the root. It is spelt with h because of the rule that ħ can never be silent.

Root

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h-n-j

  1. Related to happiness.

Derived terms

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Maltese terms belonging to the root h-n-j‎ (0 c, 4 e)
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