nofsillejl

Maltese

Root
l-j-l
7 terms

Alternative forms

• nofs il-lejl (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic نِصْف اللَّيْل (niṣf al-layl, “midnight”). By surface analysis, nofs +‎ il- +‎ lejl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔf.sɪlˈlɛjl/

Noun

nofsillejl m

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

     Ja Sena Ġdida,
     għalkemm mal-wasla tiegħek
     sew f’nofs il-lejl
     int sibtni nidħaq ġewwa nofs il-ballu

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)