għajnuna

Maltese

Root
għ-j-n (help)
4 terms

Etymology

Derived from għen, itself from Arabic أَعانَ (ʔaʕāna). Compare Arabic مَعُونة (maʕūna). For the form compare also دَيْنُونة (daynūna) and suchlike.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ajˈnuː.na/
  • IPA(key): /aˤːjˈnuː.na/ (archaic)
  • Rhymes: -uːna
  • Homophone: għinuna (one pronunciation)

Noun

għajnuna f (plural għajnuniet)

  1. help, aid
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