maħniex
Maltese
Etymology
Univerbation of m' + aħna + -x (with the final -a of the pronoun regurly turning into -ie- by imala), corresponding to Arabic مَا (mā, “not”) + نَحْنُ (naḥnu, “we”) + شَيْء (šayʾ, “[any]thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maħˈnɪːʃ/
Pronoun
maħniex
- negative form of aħna (“we [are]”)
- Maħniex waħedna.
- We are not alone.