"-in" meaning in Maltese

See -in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Arabic ـِينَ (-īna), oblique case form of ـُونَ (-ūna), masculine personal plural suffix. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|ـِينَ}} Arabic ـِينَ (-īna) Head templates: {{head|mt|suffix}} -in
  1. a common plural suffix
    used in most nouns and adjectives derived with the native suffix -i
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--in-mt-suffix-4OFG~Dcc
  2. a common plural suffix
    used in participles and some other native adjectives
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--in-mt-suffix-GCMU-iEF Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ejn, -i, -ijiet, -iet
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ـِينَ (-īna), oblique case form of ـُونَ (-ūna), masculine personal plural suffix.",
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      "_dis1": "48 52",
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      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "-ijiet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "-iet"
    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "baħri (“sailor”) + -in → baħrin (“sailors”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Malti (“Maltese”) + -in → Maltin",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "-i",
          "-i#Maltese"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "maqtugħ (“cut, cut-off”) + -in → maqtugħin",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ħelu (“sweet”) + -in → ħelwin",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese suffixes",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 34 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    }
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      "word": "-ejn"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "-ijiet"
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    {
      "word": "-iet"
    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "baħri (“sailor”) + -in → baħrin (“sailors”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "maqtugħ (“cut, cut-off”) + -in → maqtugħin",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ħelu (“sweet”) + -in → ħelwin",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "used in participles and some other native adjectives"
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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