nħawi

Maltese

Root
n-ħ-j
6 terms

Alternative forms

inħawi (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

With metathesis from Arabic نَوَاحِي (nawāḥī), plural of نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya), whence Maltese naħa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ɪ)nˈħaː.wɪ/

Noun

nħawi pl

areas; surroundings (of a city); parts (of a region)
neighbourhood

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