Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from common Maghrebi Arabic, eventually from بِحالِ (bi-ḥāli, literally in the state of). Compare Moroccan Arabic بحال (bḥāl).

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

bħal

  1. like; as

Inflection edit

Inflected forms of bħal
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person bħali bħalna
2nd person bħalek bħalkom
3rd person bħalu bħalha bħalhom
Definite forms
Xemxin Qamrin
bħaċ- · bħad- · bħan-
bħar- · bħas- · bħat- ·
bħax- · bħaz- · bħaż-
bħall-

Derived terms edit