lħit

Maltese

Alternative forms

ilħit (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

From the construct form of Arabic لِحْيَة (liḥya, “beard”). Doublet of leħja (“beard”), which becomes leħit-, lħit- before personal suffixes. The new noun lħit thence by backformation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ɪ)lˈħiːt/

Noun

lħit f

(rare or dated) chin
Synonym: geddum