qamri

Maltese

Etymology

From qamar (“moon”) +‎ -i. Probably not inherited from equivalent Arabic قَمَرِيّ‎ (qamariyy), but in the grammatical sense calqued on the Arabic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔamrɪ/

Adjective

qamri (feminine singular qamrija, plural qamrin)

  1. (rare) lunar
    Synonym: lunari
  2. (grammar, of a consonant) not assimilating to the definite article il- (which see)

Antonyms
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