żejt fil-bażwa in Maltese

IPA: /ˈzɛjt fɪlˈbaz.wa/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally: “oil on a hernia”, because it has no healing effect. Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|head=żejt fil-bażwa}} żejt fil-bażwa m

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally: “oil on a hernia”, because it has no healing effect.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "żejt fil-bażwa"
      },
      "expansion": "żejt fil-bażwa m",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something done in vain, a futile course of action"
      ],
      "id": "en-żejt_fil-bażwa-mt-noun-V59ZTt-H",
      "links": [
        [
          "in vain",
          "in vain"
        ],
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) something done in vain, a futile course of action"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛjt fɪlˈbaz.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "żejt fil-bażwa"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally: “oil on a hernia”, because it has no healing effect.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "żejt fil-bażwa"
      },
      "expansion": "żejt fil-bażwa m",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese idioms",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese multiword terms",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something done in vain, a futile course of action"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in vain",
          "in vain"
        ],
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) something done in vain, a futile course of action"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛjt fɪlˈbaz.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "żejt fil-bażwa"
}

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"żejt fil-bażwa" meaning in Maltese

Noun