"lejn" meaning in Maltese

See lejn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /lɛjn/
Etymology: From Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna). By surface analysis, lil + *ejn. The personal forms are from Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|إِلَى أَيْنَ}} Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna), {{surf|mt|lil|*ejn}} By surface analysis, lil + *ejn, {{inh|mt|ar|إِلَى}} Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā) Head templates: {{mt-preposition}} lejn Inflection templates: {{mt-prep-inflection|lejn|lej|vc|base=lejn i}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], lejja [first-person, singular], lejna [first-person, plural], lejk [second-person, singular], lejkom [plural, second-person], lejh [masculine, singular, third-person], lejha [feminine, singular, third-person], lejhom [plural, third-person], lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- [definite, xemxin-assimilation], lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · [definite, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- [definite, xemxin-assimilation], lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], lejn il- [qamrin-unassimilation]
  1. to, toward, towards (in the direction of, arriving at)
    Sense id: en-lejn-mt-prep-peERp6G2 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese prepositions

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "إِلَى أَيْنَ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "lil",
        "3": "*ejn"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, lil + *ejn",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "إِلَى"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna). By surface analysis, lil + *ejn. The personal forms are from Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-prep-inflection",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejja",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejk",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "xemxin-assimilation"
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    },
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      "form": "lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn il-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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        "1": "lejn",
        "2": "lej",
        "3": "vc",
        "base": "lejn i"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, toward, towards (in the direction of, arriving at)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lejn-mt-prep-peERp6G2",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "toward, towards",
          "toward"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛjn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lejn"
}
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      },
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-prep-inflection",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejja",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejk",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lejn il-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lejn",
      "name": "mt-preposition"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lejn",
        "2": "lej",
        "3": "vc",
        "base": "lejn i"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
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        "Maltese 1-syllable words",
        "Maltese compound terms",
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese prepositions",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, toward, towards (in the direction of, arriving at)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "toward, towards",
          "toward"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛjn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lejn"
}

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