naħa

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See also: naha, Naha, nahá, näha, and nähä

Maltese

Root
n-ħ-j
6 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.ħa/, /ˈnaħ.ħa/

Noun

naħa f (plural nħawi, paucal naħat or naħiet)

  1. side; direction (space in relation to some reference point, e.g. to the left or right of it)
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Setgħet ġibdet lejn il-Mellieħa, mit-triq jew mill-passaġġ, jew qabdet it-triq tal-Imġiebaħ, inkella minn ħdejn il-lukanda għan-naħa t’Għajn Ħadid, jew jista’ jkun anke telqet lejn Forti Campbell iktar kmieni, qabel ma wasalt jien.
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  2. neighborhood

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