qamri

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

From qamar (“moon”) +‎ -i. Probably not inherited from equivalent Arabic قَمَرِيّ‎ (qamariyy), but in the grammatical sense calqued on the Arabic.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʔam.rɪ/

Adjective edit

qamri (feminine singular qamrija, plural qamrin)

(rare) lunar
Synonym: lunari

Antonym: xemxi
(grammar, of a consonant) not assimilating to the definite article il- (which see)
Antonym: xemxi