mhux

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʔ). By surface analysis, ma + hu + -x. Compare Egyptian Arabic مُشّ (mušš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːʃ/

Adverb

mhux

  1. not; negates nominal sentences, adjectives, adverbs
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