nofsinhar

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic نِصْف النَّهَار (niṣf an-nahār, “midday; meridian”). By surface analysis, nofs (“mid, half”) +‎ nhar (“day”). Sense 2 is a calque of Italian mezzogiorno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔf.sɪˈnaːr/
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

nofsinhar m

  1. midday
  3. south

Coordinate terms

compass points: punti tal-kumpass:  [edit]

majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel) 		grigal
punent
(għarb) 		lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla) 		xlokk

Derived terms

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