fis-skiet

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • fl-iskiet (grammatically just as correct, but rare in this case)

Adverb

fis-skiet

  1. Non-idiomatic use, equivalent to fi + il- + skiet.
    fis-skiet tal-lejl ― in the silence of the night
  2. (idiomatic) in silence; silently; quietly; without speaking (during something or about something)
    Jaħdem fis-skiet. ― He works silently.
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