nofs

nofs

Maltese

Maltese numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: tnejn     Ordinal: tieni     Adverbial: darbtejn     Fractional: nofs

Etymology

From Arabic نِصْف‎ (niṣf) with darkening of -i- by influence of the following emphatic and subsequent metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔfs/

Noun

nofs m (plural nofsijiet or (only in sense 3) nfas)

1. half (one of two parts, especially when equal)
2. middle (area where two equal halves meet)
3. (historical units of measurement) a unit of volume:
   1. for spirits, equivalent to 2 terz, that is officially one imperial pint (568.3 mL).
   2. for milk and oil, equivalent to 2 terz, that is officially 22+¹⁄₂ imperial fluid ounces (639.3 mL).

Derived terms

• nofsana
• nofsija
• nofsillejl
• nofsinhar
• nofsi (nofsani)
• nofsiegħa