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{ "etymology_text": "Probably from jaqa’ (“it happens”, literally “falls”) + u (“and”), in the sense “it may so happen that ...”. Aquilina interprets the second part as the pronoun hu, but this seems less likely.", "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "jaqaw", "name": "mt-adverb" } ], "lang": "Maltese", "lang_code": "mt", "pos": "adv", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with 1 entry", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with entries", "parents": [], "source": "w" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2018 [1977], Alfred Massa, L-Istar tal-Imgħoddi, 2nd edition, Horizons, page 18:", "text": "“X’tagħmel, Rob! Isma’, jaqaw ċempiltli d-dar?” staqsejtu biex naqilbu ftit id-diska.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "maybe, perhaps" ], "id": "en-jaqaw-mt-adv-pHbKE8M2", "links": [ [ "maybe", "maybe" ], [ "perhaps", "perhaps" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "english": "commonest", "word": "forsi" }, { "tags": [ "dated" ], "word": "jewwilla" }, { "tags": [ "literary", "rare" ], "word": "jimken" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/jaˈʔaw/" } ], "word": "jaqaw" }
{ "etymology_text": "Probably from jaqa’ (“it happens”, literally “falls”) + u (“and”), in the sense “it may so happen that ...”. Aquilina interprets the second part as the pronoun hu, but this seems less likely.", "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "jaqaw", "name": "mt-adverb" } ], "lang": "Maltese", "lang_code": "mt", "pos": "adv", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Maltese adverbs", "Maltese entries with incorrect language header", "Maltese lemmas", "Maltese terms with quotations", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries", "Requests for translations of Maltese quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2018 [1977], Alfred Massa, L-Istar tal-Imgħoddi, 2nd edition, Horizons, page 18:", "text": "“X’tagħmel, Rob! Isma’, jaqaw ċempiltli d-dar?” staqsejtu biex naqilbu ftit id-diska.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "maybe, perhaps" ], "links": [ [ "maybe", "maybe" ], [ "perhaps", "perhaps" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "english": "commonest", "word": "forsi" }, { "tags": [ "dated" ], "word": "jewwilla" }, { "tags": [ "literary", "rare" ], "word": "jimken" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/jaˈʔaw/" } ], "word": "jaqaw" }
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