xemx
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-. The final -x may be due to a non-Arabic Semitic substrate in Northern Africa (or Malta itself); compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤌𐤔 (šmš).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛmʃ/.
Noun
xemx f (plural xmux)
- the sun
- Ix-xemx hija stilla.
- The sun is a star.
- Ix-xemx hija stilla.
Derived terms
- harqa tax-xemx
- xemxi