Maltese

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Root
x-m-x
6 terms

Etymology

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From xemx (sun) +‎ -i. As such perhaps inherited from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy, solar), but in the grammatical sense a calque of the Arabic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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xemxi (feminine singular xemxija, plural xemxin)

  1. sunny
  2. (rare) solar
    Synonym: solari
    Antonyms: lunari, qamri
  3. (grammar, of a consonant) assimilating to the definite article il- (which see)
    Antonym: qamri