duħħan

Maltese

Root
d-ħ-n
2 terms

Alternative forms

doħħan (obsolete)

Etymology

From Arabic دُخَّان (duḵḵān, “smoke”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duħˈħaːn/

Noun

duħħan m (plural dħaħen)

smoke
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tas-Salmi 102:3:
  Għax jiemi bħal duħħan jgħibu; u għadmi bħal ħuġġieġa jaqbad.
  King James Version translation: For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

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