"dritt" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /drɪt/ Forms: drittijiet [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian drittu. Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:bor|scn:drittu|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Sicilian", "term" : "drittu", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "scn" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "dritt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="dritt"> Borrowed from Sicilian drittu. Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=drittijiet}} dritt m (plural drittijiet)
  1. (countable) a right; an entitlement Tags: countable, masculine Synonyms: jedd
    Sense id: en-dritt-mt-noun-kQn8y2-m Categories (other): Maltese entries referencing missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
  2. (uncountable) that which is true and just; the right thing Tags: masculine, uncountable Synonyms: sewwa
    Sense id: en-dritt-mt-noun-wGQGqHE~ Categories (other): Maltese entries referencing missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dirett, direttament, indirettament

Inflected forms

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