"għax" meaning in Maltese

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Conjunction

IPA: /aːʃ/, /aˤːʃ/
Etymology: From Arabic عَلَى شَأْنِ (ʕalā šaʔni, literally “on the issue of”) or a contraction of għaliex. Cognate with Egyptian Arabic عشان, علشان (ʕašān, ʕalašān, “because”). Compare also Maltese biex. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|عَلَى شَأْنِ|lit=on the issue of}} Arabic عَلَى شَأْنِ (ʕalā šaʔni, literally “on the issue of”), {{m|mt|għaliex}} għaliex, {{cog|arz|عشان}} Egyptian Arabic عشان, {{m|arz|علشان|t=because|tr=ʕašān, ʕalašān}} علشان (ʕašān, ʕalašān, “because”), {{m+|mt|biex}} Maltese biex Head templates: {{head|mt|conjunction}} għax
  1. because
    Sense id: en-għax-mt-conj-pRGu7rih Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for għax meaning in Maltese (1.4kB)

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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عَلَى شَأْنِ",
        "lit": "on the issue of"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عَلَى شَأْنِ (ʕalā šaʔni, literally “on the issue of”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "عشان"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic عشان",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "علشان",
        "t": "because",
        "tr": "ʕašān, ʕalašān"
      },
      "expansion": "علشان (ʕašān, ʕalašān, “because”)",
      "name": "m"
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        "2": "biex"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese biex",
      "name": "m+"
    }
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      "ipa": "/aˤːʃ/"
    }
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      },
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        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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          "because",
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      "ipa": "/aˤːʃ/"
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