maħniex

Maltese

Etymology

Univerbation of m' + aħna + -x (with the final -a of the pronoun regurly turning into -ie- by imala), corresponding to Arabic مَا‎ (mā, “not”) + نَحْنُ‎ (naḥnu, “we”) + شَيْء‎ (šayʾ, “[any]thing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maħˈnɪːʃ/

Pronoun

maħniex

  1. negative form of aħna (“we [are]”)
    Maħniex waħedna.
    We are not alone.
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