naħaq

== Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic نَهَقَ (nahaqa). Root-internal -h- does not normally become -ħ-. The development is probably expressive as it preceded the general loss of /h/. Vassalli already gives this word with /ħ/. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈna.ħaʔ/ Rhymes: -aħaʔ === Verb === naħaq (imperfect jinħaq, verbal noun nħiq) to bray (make the sound of a donkey) ==== Conjugation ==== === See also === żeher