"kien" meaning in Maltese

See kien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kɪːn/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-kien.wav
Etymology: From Arabic كَانَ (kāna). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَانَ}} Arabic كَانَ (kāna) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jkun|vn=kewn|vn2=kjien}} kien (imperfect jkun, verbal noun kewn or kjien) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|kont|kont|kien|kienet|konna|kontu|kienu|nkun|tkun|jkun|tkun|nkunu|tkunu|jkunu|kun|kunu}} Forms: jkun [imperfect], kewn [noun-from-verb], kjien [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], kont [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], kont [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], kien [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], konna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], kontu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], kienu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], kont [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], kont [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], kienet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], konna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], kontu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], kienu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nkun [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tkun [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jkun [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nkunu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tkunu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jkunu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nkun [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tkun [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tkun [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nkunu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tkunu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jkunu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], kun [imperative, second-person, singular], kunu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to be Derived forms: inkella, jekk, kell, kieku
    Sense id: en-kien-mt-verb-CvEgfuq9 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَانَ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَانَ (kāna)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كَانَ (kāna).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "jkun",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kewn",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjien",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-conj/I-hollow",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "form": "kont",
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    },
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        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kien",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "konna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kienu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kont",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kienu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nkun",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tkunu",
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      ]
    },
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "10": "jkun",
        "11": "tkun",
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        "13": "tkunu",
        "14": "jkunu",
        "15": "kun",
        "16": "kunu",
        "2": "kont",
        "3": "kien",
        "4": "kienet",
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        "6": "kontu",
        "7": "kienu",
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        "9": "tkun"
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    }
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "inkella"
        },
        {
          "word": "jekk"
        },
        {
          "word": "kell"
        },
        {
          "word": "kieku"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be"
      ],
      "id": "en-kien-mt-verb-CvEgfuq9",
      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪːn/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kien"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "inkella"
    },
    {
      "word": "jekk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kell"
    },
    {
      "word": "kieku"
    }
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "jkun",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kewn",
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        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjien",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kienu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kienet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "konna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kienu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nkun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tkun",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jkun",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tkunu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jkunu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nkun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tkun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tkun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jkunu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "15": "kun",
        "16": "kunu",
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        "4": "kienet",
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        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese form-I verbs",
        "Maltese hollow form-I verbs",
        "Maltese hollow verbs",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Maltese terms with audio links",
        "Maltese verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be"
      ],
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        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/kɪːn/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
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  ],
  "word": "kien"
}

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