nofs

Maltese

Maltese numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tnejn
    Attributive cardinal: (short form) żewġ, (long form) żewġt, (short form) ġiex, (long form) ġiext
    Ordinal: tieni
    Adverbial: darbtejn
    Fractional: nofs

Etymology

From Arabic نُصْف (nuṣf) with metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔfs/

Noun

nofs m (plural nofsijiet or (only in sense 3) nfas)

  1. half (one of two parts, especially when equal)
    • 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 5:
      Tweġibiet għal dawn il-mistoqsijiet imorru lura għal madwar seklu u nofs (jew aktar) qabel ma seħħew dawn il-ħruxijiet.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. middle (area where two equal halves meet)
  4. (historical units of measurement) a unit of volume:
    1. for spirits, equivalent to 2 terz, that is officially one imperial pint (568.3 mL).
    2. for milk and oil, equivalent to 2 terz, that is officially 22+1⁄2 imperial fluid ounces (639.3 mL).

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