"mewt" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /mɛwt/ Forms: mewta [singulative], mwiet [plural], mewtiet [paucal]
Etymology: From Arabic مَوْت (mawt). The plural mwiet is originally that of the adjective mejjet (“dead”). It is still used as such in the set phrase qam minn bejn l-imwiet (“to rise from the dead”). The feminine gender probably through influence by Sicilian morti, Italian morte, both from Latin mors f; perhaps reinforced by analogy with the antonym ħajja (“life”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|مَوْت}} Arabic مَوْت (mawt), {{m|mt||mwiet}} mwiet, {{m|mt|mejjet||dead}} mejjet (“dead”), {{m|mt|qam minn bejn l-imwiet|t=to rise from the dead}} qam minn bejn l-imwiet (“to rise from the dead”), {{der|mt|scn|morti}} Sicilian morti, {{der|mt|it|morte}} Italian morte, {{der|mt|la|mors|g=f}} Latin mors f, {{m|mt|ħajja|t=life}} ħajja (“life”)
  1. death Tags: collective, feminine
    Sense id: en-mewt-mt-noun-UsjgKYfM Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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