"biex" meaning in Maltese

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Adverb

IPA: /bɪːʃ/
Etymology: Inherited from dialectal North African Arabic. By surface analysis, b’ + *iex. Cognate with Moroccan Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”). Compare Maltese għax (“because”), which is from Arabic عَلَى شَأْنِ (ʕalā šaʔni, literally “on the issue of”), which is also present in Egyptian Arabic. Biex may be a similar formation. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{surf|mt|b’|*iex}} By surface analysis, b’ + *iex, {{cog|ary|باش|t=so that|tr=bāš}} Moroccan Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”), {{m+|mt|għax|t=because}} Maltese għax (“because”), {{m+|ar|عَلَى شَأْنِ|lit=on the issue of}} Arabic عَلَى شَأْنِ (ʕalā šaʔni, literally “on the issue of”) Head templates: {{head|mt|adverb}} biex
  1. (interrogative) with what Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-biex-mt-adv-ktCp-KL2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sabiex

Conjunction

IPA: /bɪːʃ/
Etymology: Inherited from dialectal North African Arabic. By surface analysis, b’ + *iex. Cognate with Moroccan Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”). Compare Maltese għax (“because”), which is from Arabic عَلَى شَأْنِ (ʕalā šaʔni, literally “on the issue of”), which is also present in Egyptian Arabic. Biex may be a similar formation. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{surf|mt|b’|*iex}} By surface analysis, b’ + *iex, {{cog|ary|باش|t=so that|tr=bāš}} Moroccan Arabic باش (bāš, “so that”), {{m+|mt|għax|t=because}} Maltese għax (“because”), {{m+|ar|عَلَى شَأْنِ|lit=on the issue of}} Arabic عَلَى شَأْنِ (ʕalā šaʔni, literally “on the issue of”) Head templates: {{head|mt|conjunction}} biex
  1. (final) so that; in order that; often rather expressed in English with to + infinitive
    Sense id: en-biex-mt-conj-hVP0~FLl Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sabiex
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