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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic مِنْ غَيْر (min ḡayr, “without”, literally “from other than”). By surface analysis, minn + għajr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪˈnaːjr/, /mɪˈnajr/
- IPA(key): /mɪˈnaˤːjr/ (archaic)
- IPA(key): /mɪnˈɣajr/ (archaic, rural)
Preposition
mingħajr
- without
2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:Naqbeż għal fuq saqajja u mbagħad Miss Camilleri teħodli b’idi mingħajr ma tħares lejja.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- For the distinction between mingħajr and bla, see the latter word.
Inflection