"iva" meaning in Maltese

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "إِي وَ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "yes, by...",
        "tr": "ʔī wa-"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إِي وَ (ʔī wa-, “yes, by...”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إِي وَٱللّٰه",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yes, by God",
        "tr": "ʔī wa-llāh"
      },
      "expansion": "إِي وَٱللّٰه (ʔī wa-llāh, “yes, by God”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إِي وَرَبِّي",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yes, by my Lord",
        "tr": "ʔī wa-rabbī"
      },
      "expansion": "إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī, “yes, by my Lord”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acw",
        "2": "إِيوَه",
        "tr": "ʔīwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Hijazi Arabic إِيوَه (ʔīwa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ijwa"
      },
      "expansion": "ijwa",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ijja"
      },
      "expansion": "ijja",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "eħe"
      },
      "expansion": "eħe",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic إِي وَ (ʔī wa-, “yes, by...”), which is to be followed by someone or something to swear by. Common combinations are, for example, إِي وَٱللّٰه (ʔī wa-llāh, “yes, by God”) or إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī, “yes, by my Lord”). Eventually the following word was left out. Compare the same in Hijazi Arabic إِيوَه (ʔīwa) and similar forms in other dialects. The shift from w to v is irregular, and iva is perhaps the only inherited Maltese word with this phoneme. Although when conversing informally, ijwa (ايوه) pronunciation is commonly used amongst others such as ijja and eħe.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "iva",
      "name": "mt-adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yes"
      ],
      "id": "en-iva-mt-adv-inmIkP6T",
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "maybe",
          "word": "forsi"
        },
        {
          "english": "no",
          "word": "le"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ijwa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ijja"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "eħe"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiː.va/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iva"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "إِي وَ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "yes, by...",
        "tr": "ʔī wa-"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إِي وَ (ʔī wa-, “yes, by...”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إِي وَٱللّٰه",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yes, by God",
        "tr": "ʔī wa-llāh"
      },
      "expansion": "إِي وَٱللّٰه (ʔī wa-llāh, “yes, by God”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إِي وَرَبِّي",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yes, by my Lord",
        "tr": "ʔī wa-rabbī"
      },
      "expansion": "إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī, “yes, by my Lord”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acw",
        "2": "إِيوَه",
        "tr": "ʔīwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Hijazi Arabic إِيوَه (ʔīwa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ijwa"
      },
      "expansion": "ijwa",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ijja"
      },
      "expansion": "ijja",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "eħe"
      },
      "expansion": "eħe",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic إِي وَ (ʔī wa-, “yes, by...”), which is to be followed by someone or something to swear by. Common combinations are, for example, إِي وَٱللّٰه (ʔī wa-llāh, “yes, by God”) or إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī, “yes, by my Lord”). Eventually the following word was left out. Compare the same in Hijazi Arabic إِيوَه (ʔīwa) and similar forms in other dialects. The shift from w to v is irregular, and iva is perhaps the only inherited Maltese word with this phoneme. Although when conversing informally, ijwa (ايوه) pronunciation is commonly used amongst others such as ijja and eħe.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "iva",
      "name": "mt-adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "maybe",
      "word": "forsi"
    },
    {
      "english": "no",
      "word": "le"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Maltese 2-syllable words",
        "Maltese adverbs",
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ijwa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ijja"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "eħe"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiː.va/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iva"
}