"żgħir" meaning in Maltese

See żgħir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /zɛjr/, /zajr/, /zəˤjr/, /zɣiːr/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-żgħir.wav Forms: żgħira [feminine, singular], żgħar [plural], żgħajjar [diminutive], iżgħar [comparative]
Etymology: From Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|صَغِير}} Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr) Head templates: {{mt-adjective|comp=iżgħar|dim=żgħajjar|f=żgħira|p=żgħar}} żgħir (feminine singular żgħira, plural żgħar, diminutive żgħajjar, comparative iżgħar)
  1. small, little, tiny
    Sense id: en-żgħir-mt-adj-NCaP~fZG Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 27 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 14 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 18 14 18 18
  2. young
    Sense id: en-żgħir-mt-adj-27qSHOIF Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 27 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 14 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 18 14 18 18
  3. minor
    Sense id: en-żgħir-mt-adj-yr14asUt Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 27 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 14 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 18 14 18 18
  4. petty, narrow
    Sense id: en-żgħir-mt-adj-j3TeCwo9 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 27 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 14 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 18 14 18 18
  5. short
    Sense id: en-żgħir-mt-adj--bAHi131 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 27 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 14 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 18 14 18 18
  6. light
    Sense id: en-żgħir-mt-adj-macCYXLU Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 27 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 14 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 18 14 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ħaġa żgħira biex

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ħaġa żgħira biex"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "صَغِير"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "żgħira",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żgħar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żgħajjar",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iżgħar",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "iżgħar",
        "dim": "żgħajjar",
        "f": "żgħira",
        "p": "żgħar"
      },
      "expansion": "żgħir (feminine singular żgħira, plural żgħar, diminutive żgħajjar, comparative iżgħar)",
      "name": "mt-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kbir"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 15 15 15 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 14 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 18 18 14 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small, little, tiny"
      ],
      "id": "en-żgħir-mt-adj-NCaP~fZG",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "tiny",
          "tiny"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 15 15 15 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 14 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 18 18 14 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young"
      ],
      "id": "en-żgħir-mt-adj-27qSHOIF",
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 15 15 15 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 14 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 18 18 14 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "matters of little importance.",
          "text": "Ħwejjeġ żgħar."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "minor"
      ],
      "id": "en-żgħir-mt-adj-yr14asUt",
      "links": [
        [
          "minor",
          "minor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 15 15 15 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 14 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 18 18 14 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "he is narrow-minded.",
          "text": "Moħħu żgħir."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "petty, narrow"
      ],
      "id": "en-żgħir-mt-adj-j3TeCwo9",
      "links": [
        [
          "petty",
          "petty"
        ],
        [
          "narrow",
          "narrow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 15 15 15 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 14 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 18 18 14 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "short speech.",
          "text": "diskors żgħir."
        },
        {
          "english": "short stay.",
          "text": "soġġorn żgħir."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short"
      ],
      "id": "en-żgħir-mt-adj--bAHi131",
      "links": [
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 15 15 15 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 14 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 18 18 14 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light"
      ],
      "id": "en-żgħir-mt-adj-macCYXLU",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛjr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zajr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zəˤjr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɣiːr/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-żgħir.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "żgħir"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese adjectives",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ħaġa żgħira biex"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "صَغِير"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "żgħira",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żgħar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żgħajjar",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iżgħar",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "iżgħar",
        "dim": "żgħajjar",
        "f": "żgħira",
        "p": "żgħar"
      },
      "expansion": "żgħir (feminine singular żgħira, plural żgħar, diminutive żgħajjar, comparative iżgħar)",
      "name": "mt-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kbir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small, little, tiny"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "tiny",
          "tiny"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "young"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "matters of little importance.",
          "text": "Ħwejjeġ żgħar."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "minor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "minor",
          "minor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "he is narrow-minded.",
          "text": "Moħħu żgħir."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "petty, narrow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "petty",
          "petty"
        ],
        [
          "narrow",
          "narrow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "short speech.",
          "text": "diskors żgħir."
        },
        {
          "english": "short stay.",
          "text": "soġġorn żgħir."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "light"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛjr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zajr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zəˤjr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɣiːr/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-żgħir.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "żgħir"
}

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