niexef

Maltese

Root
n-x-f
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَاشِف (nāšif).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪːʃɛf/

Adjective

niexef (feminine singular niexfa, plural nexfin or niexfa, diminutive nwejxef)

  1. dry
    Synonym: xott
    Antonyms: mxarrab, umdu
    • Anton Buttigieg, “Ħajku 236”, in Il-Muża bil-Kimono:
      Fis-sajf il-għolja
      libset il-libsa skura
      tal-ħaxix niexef.
      In summer the hill
      put on the brown frock
      of the fried grass.
  2. thin, emaciated
  3. dumbfounded
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