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"etymology_text": "From Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).",
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},
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{
"text": "numru (“number”) → numri (“numbers”)"
},
{
"text": "illużorju (“illusory”) → illużorji"
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{
"text": "frawla (“strawberry”) → frawli (“strawberries”)"
},
{
"text": "qawsalla (“rainbow”) → qawsalli (“rainbows”)"
}
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"text": "frisk (“fresh”) → friski"
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{
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},
{
"word": "-in"
}
],
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"Maltese links with redundant target parameters"
],
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{
"text": "numru (“number”) → numri (“numbers”)"
},
{
"text": "illużorju (“illusory”) → illużorji"
}
],
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"a common plural suffix",
"used in nouns and adjectives in -u"
],
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"mt:plural"
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Maltese links with redundant target parameters"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "frawla (“strawberry”) → frawli (“strawberries”)"
},
{
"text": "qawsalla (“rainbow”) → qawsalli (“rainbows”)"
}
],
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"a common plural suffix",
"used in some nouns in -a, chiefly ones of Romance origin"
],
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"mt:plural"
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
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{
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"Maltese links with redundant target parameters"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "frisk (“fresh”) → friski"
}
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"a common plural suffix",
"used in some nouns and adjectives in a consonant, chiefly ones of Romance origin"
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