"dejn" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /dɛjn/ Forms: djun [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic ⁧دَيْن⁩ (dayn). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|دَيْن}} Arabic ⁧دَيْن⁩ (dayn) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=djun}} dejn m (plural djun)
  1. (finance) debt (money owed; the state of owing money) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-dejn-mt-noun-zbUltk8t Topics: business, finance
  2. (figurative) moral debt (good treatment that one owes someone) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-dejn-mt-noun-mgLeP3lm

Verb

IPA: /dɛjn/ Forms: jdejn [imperfect], mdejn [participle, past]
Etymology: From Arabic ⁧دَيْن⁩ (dayn). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|دَيْن}} Arabic ⁧دَيْن⁩ (dayn) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jdejn|mdejn}} dejn (imperfect jdejn, past participle mdejn)
  1. to sell on credit
    Sense id: en-dejn-mt-verb-3GQ5hZAV

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