għax

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʿalā) + شَأْن‎ (šaʾn), thus literally “on the issue of”. Compare Egyptian Arabic [script needed] (3a(la)shan, “because”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐˁːʃ/

Conjunction

għax

  1. because
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