nħawi
Maltese
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n-ħ-j |
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Alternative forms
edit- inħawi (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
editWith metathesis from Arabic نَوَاحِي (nawāḥī), plural of نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya), whence Maltese naħa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnħawi pl
- areas; surroundings (of a city); parts (of a region)
- neighbourhood