aħjar

Maltese
Root
ħ-j-r
3 terms

Etymology

Apparently from Arabic أَخْيَر‎ (ʔaḵyar), elative of خَيْر‎ (ḵayr), which latter also serves as an elative on its own. However, the long second syllable may point to influence by خِيار‎ (ḵiyār) or أَخْيار‎ (ʔaḵyār), plurals of the same خَيْر (ḵayr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aħˈjaːr/

Adjective

aħjar

  1. comparative degree of tajjeb
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