filgħaxija

Maltese

Etymology

From fil-għaxija (literally “in the evening”), from Arabic عَشِيّة (ʕašiyya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɪ.laˈʃiː.ja/
  • IPA(key): /fɪˈlaˤʃiː.ja/ (archaic)

Noun

filgħaxija f (plural filgħaxijiet)

  1. evening
    Antonym: għodwa

Alternative forms
  • flgħaxija (informal)
  • għaxija (still used, but less common)

Adverb

filgħaxija

  1. in the evening
    Antonym: filgħodu

Alternative forms
  • flgħaxija (informal)
  • fil-għaxija (superseded)
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