lħit

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • ilħit (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

From the construct form of Arabic لِحْيَة (liḥya, “beard”). Doublet of leħja (“beard”), which becomes leħit-, lħit- before personal suffixes. The new noun lħit thence by backformation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)lˈħiːt/

Noun

lħit f

  1. (rare or dated) chin
    Synonym: geddum
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