"ta'" meaning in Maltese

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tabilħaqq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "talanqas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "talli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tassew"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "bita"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese bita",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَتَاع",
        "4": "",
        "5": "thing, possession"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "متاع",
        "tr": "mtāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "بتاع",
        "tr": "bitāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From older Maltese bita, mita, from Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”). Compare Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ), Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ), نتاع (ntāʕ), North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ), Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ), all used as possessive markers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ta’",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-prep-infl-gh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tal-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "ta’",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "tie"
      },
      "name": "mt-prep-infl-gh"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Simon’s grave",
          "text": "il-qabar ta’ Xmun",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "his opinion (literally, “the opinion of him”)",
          "text": "il-fehma tiegħu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the majority of people",
          "text": "il-parti kbira tan-nies",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "horror stories (literally, “stories of horror”)",
          "text": "stejjer tal-waħx",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expresses the possessive or genitive: of, 's"
      ],
      "id": "en-ta'-mt-prep-F7n2mMyO",
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ],
        [
          "'s",
          "'s"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "tomorrow’s weather",
          "text": "it-temp ta’ għada",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "everyday life (literally, “the life of everyday”)",
          "text": "il-ħajja ta’ kuljum",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to connect an attributive adverb with its noun."
      ],
      "id": "en-ta'-mt-prep-spiFDdKr"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 10 13 38 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 13 18 50 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the world around you (literally, “the world of around you”)",
          "text": "id-dinja ta’ madwarek",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the bond between us (literally, “the bond of between us”)",
          "text": "ir-rabta ta’ bejnietna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "women under 21 years (literally, “women of under 21 years”)",
          "text": "nisa ta’ taħt il-21 sena",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "three a.m. (literally, “three of in the morning”)",
          "text": "it-tlieta ta’ filgħodu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to connect an attributive prepositional phrase with its noun (in this case more idiomatically restricted)."
      ],
      "id": "en-ta'-mt-prep-Bv7wcDG0"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "grocer",
          "text": "tal-ħanut",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "milkman",
          "text": "tal-ħalib",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "cheesemonger",
          "text": "tal-ġobon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "seaman",
          "text": "tal-baħar",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tax-xema’ ― candlemaker",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "roasted chickpeas seller",
          "text": "taċ-ċiċri",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bus conductor",
          "text": "tal-biljetti",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kagħak seller",
          "text": "tal-kagħak",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "peanut seller",
          "text": "tal-karawett",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form occupational nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en-ta'-mt-prep-2LbnwgRw"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ta/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ta"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "word": "t’"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ta'"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "bita"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese bita",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَتَاع",
        "4": "",
        "5": "thing, possession"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "متاع",
        "tr": "mtāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "بتاع",
        "tr": "bitāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From older Maltese bita, mita, from Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”). Compare Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ), Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ), نتاع (ntāʕ), North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ), Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ), all used as possessive markers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ta’",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "ta’ m",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "her family",
          "text": "tagħha",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "family"
      ],
      "id": "en-ta'-mt-noun-00pWmreq",
      "links": [
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ta/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ta"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "word": "t’"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ta'"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese 1-syllable words",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese prepositions",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Maltese terms with homophones"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tabilħaqq"
    },
    {
      "word": "talanqas"
    },
    {
      "word": "talli"
    },
    {
      "word": "tassew"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "bita"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese bita",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَتَاع",
        "4": "",
        "5": "thing, possession"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "متاع",
        "tr": "mtāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "بتاع",
        "tr": "bitāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From older Maltese bita, mita, from Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”). Compare Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ), Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ), نتاع (ntāʕ), North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ), Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ), all used as possessive markers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ta’",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-prep-infl-gh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tagħhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taċ- · tad- · tan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tar- · tas- · tat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tax- · taz- · taż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tal-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "ta’",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "tie"
      },
      "name": "mt-prep-infl-gh"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Simon’s grave",
          "text": "il-qabar ta’ Xmun",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "his opinion (literally, “the opinion of him”)",
          "text": "il-fehma tiegħu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the majority of people",
          "text": "il-parti kbira tan-nies",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "horror stories (literally, “stories of horror”)",
          "text": "stejjer tal-waħx",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expresses the possessive or genitive: of, 's"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ],
        [
          "'s",
          "'s"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "tomorrow’s weather",
          "text": "it-temp ta’ għada",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "everyday life (literally, “the life of everyday”)",
          "text": "il-ħajja ta’ kuljum",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to connect an attributive adverb with its noun."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the world around you (literally, “the world of around you”)",
          "text": "id-dinja ta’ madwarek",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the bond between us (literally, “the bond of between us”)",
          "text": "ir-rabta ta’ bejnietna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "women under 21 years (literally, “women of under 21 years”)",
          "text": "nisa ta’ taħt il-21 sena",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "three a.m. (literally, “three of in the morning”)",
          "text": "it-tlieta ta’ filgħodu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to connect an attributive prepositional phrase with its noun (in this case more idiomatically restricted)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "grocer",
          "text": "tal-ħanut",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "milkman",
          "text": "tal-ħalib",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "cheesemonger",
          "text": "tal-ġobon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "seaman",
          "text": "tal-baħar",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tax-xema’ ― candlemaker",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "roasted chickpeas seller",
          "text": "taċ-ċiċri",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bus conductor",
          "text": "tal-biljetti",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kagħak seller",
          "text": "tal-kagħak",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "peanut seller",
          "text": "tal-karawett",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form occupational nouns"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ta/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ta"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "word": "t’"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ta'"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese 1-syllable words",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese prepositions",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Maltese terms with homophones"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "bita"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese bita",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَتَاع",
        "4": "",
        "5": "thing, possession"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "متاع",
        "tr": "mtāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "تاع",
        "tr": "tāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "بتاع",
        "tr": "bitāʕ"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From older Maltese bita, mita, from Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”). Compare Tunisian Arabic متاع (mtāʕ), Moroccan Arabic تاع (tāʕ), نتاع (ntāʕ), North Levantine Arabic تاع (tāʕ), Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ), all used as possessive markers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ta’",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "ta’ m",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "her family",
          "text": "tagħha",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "family"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ta/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ta"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "word": "t’"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ta'"
}