Ġaħan

== Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic جُحَا (juḥā). The final -n is probably paragogic. Cognate with Sicilian Giufà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒa.ħan/ Rhymes: -aħan === Proper noun === Ġaħan m (folklore) A character in Maltese folktales, a “wise fool”, equivalent to the Arabic Joha, Ladino Djoha and Sicilian Giufà, similar also to the Turko-Persian Molla Nasreddin, the Jewish Hershel of Ostropol, the German Till Eulenspiegel, etc. ==== Derived terms ====