fustani

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • wistani (archaic)

Etymology

From the older wistani, from Arabic وَسْطانِيّ (wasṭāniyy), altered after related fost (“among”), which see. By surface analysis, fost +‎ -ani.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fusˈtaː.nɪ/

Adjective

fustani (feminine singular fustanija, plural fustanija)

  1. middle
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