duħħan

Maltese

Root
d-ħ-n
2 terms

Alternative forms

• doħħan (obsolete)

Etymology

From Arabic دُخَّان (duḵḵān, “smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duħˈħaːn/

Noun

duħħan m (plural dħaħen)

1. smoke
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tas-Salmi 102:3:

     Għax jiemi bħal duħħan jgħibu; u għadmi bħal ħuġġieġa jaqbad.

     King James Version translation: For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.