malajr

Maltese

Etymology

Probably from underlying *mal-ajr (“with the air”), the latter word being a variant of arja that goes back to Sicilian airu (alongside aira, aria), from Latin aer (“air”). Aquilina’s suggestion to derive it from Arabic مُلامِل (mulāmil, “quick, swift”, of a mount) seems less likely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈlajr/

Adverb

malajr

1. fast, quickly

Related terms

• ajruport
• arja