"-x" meaning in Maltese

See -x in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”). The same negation suffix is found in most North African and some Levantine dialects of Arabic. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|ar|شَيْء||thing}} Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”) Head templates: {{head|mt|suffix}} -x
  1. Used together with the particle ma to negate verbs and adverbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--x-mt-suffix-vtLvmRiJ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. Used on its own or with the particle la to express a negated imperative Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--x-mt-suffix-dqgWJh9Y

Download JSON data for -x meaning in Maltese (1.3kB)

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