"biex" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Maltese]

IPA: /bɪːʃ/ Forms: sabiex [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from dialectal North African Arabic. By surface analysis, b’ + *iex. Cognate with Moroccan Arabic and Tunisian Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{surf|mt|b’|*iex}} By surface analysis, b’ + *iex, {{cog|ary,aeb|باش|t=so that|tr=bāš}} Moroccan Arabic and Tunisian Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”) Head templates: {{mt-adverb}} biex
  1. (interrogative) with what? Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-biex-mt-adv-2Hu2U7IN

Conjunction [Maltese]

IPA: /bɪːʃ/ Forms: sabiex [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from dialectal North African Arabic. By surface analysis, b’ + *iex. Cognate with Moroccan Arabic and Tunisian Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{surf|mt|b’|*iex}} By surface analysis, b’ + *iex, {{cog|ary,aeb|باش|t=so that|tr=bāš}} Moroccan Arabic and Tunisian Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”) Head templates: {{mt-conjunction}} biex
  1. (final) so that; in order that; often rather expressed in English with to + infinitive
    Sense id: en-biex-mt-conj-hVP0~FLl Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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