xemxi

Maltese

Root
x-m-x
6 terms

Etymology

From xemx (“sun”) +‎ -i. As such perhaps inherited from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy, “solar”), but in the grammatical sense a calque of the Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛm.ʃɪ/

Adjective

xemxi (feminine singular xemxija, plural xemxin)

1. sunny
2. (rare) solar

   Synonym: solari

   Antonyms: lunari, qamri

3. (grammar, of a consonant) assimilating to the definite article il- (which see)

   Antonym: qamri