xemx

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic شَمْس‎ (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-. The final -x may be due to a non-Arabic Semitic substrate in Northern Africa (or Malta itself); compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤌𐤔‎ (šmš).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛmʃ/.

Noun

xemx f (plural xmux)

  1. the sun
    Ix-xemx hija stilla.
    The sun is a star.

Derived terms
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