aħjar
Maltese
Root |
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ħ-j-r |
3 terms |
Etymology
Apparently from Arabic أَخْيَر (ʾaḵyar), elative of خَيْر (ḵayr), which latter also serves as an elative on its own. However, the long second syllable may point to influence by خِيار (ḵiyār) or أَخْيار (ʾaḵyār), plurals of the same خَيْر (ḵayr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aħˈjaːr/
Adjective
aħjar
- comparative degree of tajjeb