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
  2. south

Coordinate terms
  • (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel)		 grigal
punent
(għarb)		 lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla)		 xlokk

Derived terms
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