duħħan

duħħan

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic دُخَان‎ (duḵān, “smoke”).

Noun

duħħan m (plural dħaħen)

1. smoke
   • (Psalm 102:3, King James Version)

     Għax jiemi bħal duħħan jgħibu;u għadmi bħal ħuġġieġa jaqbad.

     For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.