"leħen" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛ.ħɛn/ Forms: ilħna [plural], leħnijiet [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic لَحْن (laḥn, “speech, sound, tune, melody”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|لَحْن|t=speech, sound, tune, melody}} Arabic لَحْن (laḥn, “speech, sound, tune, melody”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=ilħna|p2=leħnijiet}} leħen m (plural ilħna or leħnijiet)
  1. voice Tags: masculine Synonyms: vuċi
    Sense id: en-leħen-mt-noun-xX1-kgGX
  2. tone of voice Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-leħen-mt-noun-7bPgxDqR Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 1 99

Inflected forms

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      "form": "ilħna",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.ħɛn/"
    }
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    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "form": "ilħna",
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    },
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      "form": "leħnijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.ħɛn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leħen"
}

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