ħu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hu"

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħuː/

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَخُو (ʔaḵū), construct form of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”).

Noun

ħu m (plural aħwa or ħut, feminine oħt)

  1. brother, male sibling
    ħuk ― your brother
    ħu ommha ― her mother’s brother, her maternal uncle
Usage notes
  • The singular of this word is used exclusively in the construct state, that is with a possessive suffix or with a following noun. The plural does not have this restriction, but it is equally the plural of oħt (“sister”) and thus means “siblings”. Meanings like “a brother” can only be paraphrased, e.g. wieħed mill-aħwa (literally “one of the siblings”). For “she has a brother”, one says għandha ħuha (literally “she has her brother”).
Inflection
    Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person ħija ħuna
2nd person ħuk ħukom
3rd person ħuh ħuha ħuhom

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Verb

ħu

  1. imperative singular of ħa
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