"jien" meaning in Maltese

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Pronoun

IPA: /jɪːn/
Etymology: From Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā) with expressive lengthening of the first syllable (*ʾānā) as generally in Maghrebi dialects; compare Tunisian Arabic آنا (ʔāna), Moroccan Arabic آنا (ʔāna). Eventually from Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku. Prefixed j- occurs more often in Maltese (compare jew); in this case perhaps generalised from a position after the personal suffixes -i, -ni, as in dari jien(a) (“my own house”). This construction is not very common anymore in Maltese, but it is throughout Arabic. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|أَنَا}} Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā), {{cog|aeb|آنا|tr=ʔāna}} Tunisian Arabic آنا (ʔāna), {{cog|ary|آنا|tr=ʔāna}} Moroccan Arabic آنا (ʔāna), {{inh|mt|sem-pro|*ʔanāku}} Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku, {{m|mt|jew}} jew, {{m|mt|-i}} -i, {{m|mt|-ni}} -ni, {{m|mt|dar|dari}} dari, {{m|mt||jien(a)|t=my own house}} jien(a) (“my own house”) Head templates: {{mt-pronoun}} jien Inflection templates: {{mt-infl-personal pronoun|jiena, jien|ma jiniex, miniex|tiegħi|-i, -ja|-ni|-li}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], jiena [positive], jien [positive], ma jiniex [negative], miniex [negative], tiegħi [possessive, pronoun], -i [suffix], -ja [suffix], -ni [direct-object, suffix], -li [indirect-object, suffix]
  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun) Synonyms: jiena
    Sense id: en-jien-mt-pron-P0qr2HCo Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese pronouns

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَنَا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "آنا",
        "tr": "ʔāna"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic آنا (ʔāna)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
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        "tr": "ʔāna"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic آنا (ʔāna)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "jew"
      },
      "expansion": "jew",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "-i",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "-ni"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "dar",
        "3": "dari"
      },
      "expansion": "dari",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "",
        "3": "jien(a)",
        "t": "my own house"
      },
      "expansion": "jien(a) (“my own house”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-jiena",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "jiena",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jien",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ma jiniex",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miniex",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "pronoun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ja",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "direct-object",
        "suffix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-li",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indirect-object",
        "suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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        "2": "ma jiniex, miniex",
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        "4": "-i, -ja",
        "5": "-ni",
        "6": "-li"
      },
      "name": "mt-infl-personal pronoun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I (first-person singular subject pronoun)"
      ],
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          "I"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "jiena"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɪːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jien"
}
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
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        "tr": "ʔāna"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
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      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic آنا (ʔāna)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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      },
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "",
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        "t": "my own house"
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      "name": "m"
    }
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-jiena",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiena",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jien",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ma jiniex",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miniex",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiegħi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "pronoun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ja",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "direct-object",
        "suffix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-li",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indirect-object",
        "suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "jien",
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    }
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        "4": "-i, -ja",
        "5": "-ni",
        "6": "-li"
      },
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    }
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        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
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        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I (first-person singular subject pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/jɪːn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jiena"
    }
  ],
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}

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