duħħan
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| d-ħ-n |
| 3 terms |
Alternative forms
- doħħan (obsolete)
Etymology
From Arabic دُخَّان (duḵḵān, “smoke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duħˈħaːn/
Noun
duħħan m (plural dħaħen)
- smoke
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tas-Salmi 102:3:
- Għax jiemi bħal duħħan jgħibu; u għadmi bħal ħuġġieġa jaqbad.
- King James Version translation: For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.