aħħar

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Maltese

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Root
w-ħ-r
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic آخِر (ʔāḵir) with irregular gemination, perhaps after ewwel (first).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaħ.ħar/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aħħar

Adjective

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aħħar

  1. last
    X’tagħmel jekk din tkun l-aħħar ġurnata ta’ ħajtek?
    What would you do if this were the last day of your life?

Usage notes

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  • The adjective is prepositioned, as above, and remains invariable. When nominalised it usually takes a form of wieħed after it: Din hija l-aħħar waħda. (This is the last one.)

Derived terms

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See also

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Noun

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aħħar m

  1. end
    Synonym: tmiem