bħal

Maltese

Etymology

Inherited from common Maghrebi Arabic, eventually from ⁧بِحالِ⁩ (bi-ḥāli, literally “in the state of”). Compare Moroccan Arabic ⁧بحال⁩ (bḥāl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pħaːl/

Preposition

bħal

  1. like; as

Inflection
Inflected forms of bħal
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person bħali bħalna
2nd person bħalek bħalkom
3rd person bħalu bħalha bħalhom
Definite forms
Xemxin Qamrin
bħaċ- · bħad- · bħan-
bħar- · bħas- · bħat- ·
bħax- · bħaz- · bħaż-		 bħall-

Derived terms
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