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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic نُصْف (nuṣf) with metathesis.
Pronunciation
Noun
nofs m (plural nofsijiet or nfas)
- half (one of two parts, especially when equal)
2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 5:Tweġibiet għal dawn il-mistoqsijiet imorru lura għal madwar seklu u nofs (jew aktar) qabel ma seħħew dawn il-ħruxijiet.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- middle (area where two equal halves meet)
- (historical units of measurement) a unit of volume:
- for spirits, equivalent to 2 terz, that is officially one imperial pint (568.3 mL).
- for milk and oil, equivalent to 2 terz, that is officially 22
+1⁄2 imperial fluid ounces (639.3 mL).
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