niket

Maltese

Root
n-k-t
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَكْد (nakd) with generalisation of final devoicing throughout the root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪ.kɛt/

Noun

niket m

1. sorrow, sadness, grief

   Synonym: hemm

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:

     taħt it-tbissima
     falza ta’ wiċċi
     kien hemm in-niket
     u dwejjaq kbar
     u biża’ minnek.

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Derived terms

• qalb minfuda b’sejf in-niket