"sema" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛ.ma/ Forms: smewwiet [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|سَمَاء}} Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=mf|p=smewwiet}} sema m or f (plural smewwiet)
  1. sky Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-sema-mt-noun-BfUU-ufK
  2. (religion) heaven Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: ġenna
    Sense id: en-sema-mt-noun-gY7-RqbC Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Topics: lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sema meaning in Maltese (1.3kB)

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      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "mt:Religion",
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            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "heaven"
      ],
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        [
          "religion",
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        ],
        [
          "heaven",
          "heaven"
        ]
      ],
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        "(religion) heaven"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ġenna"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sema’ (except archaically)"
    }
  ],
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    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese nouns with multiple genders",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Maltese terms with homophones"
  ],
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        "plural"
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  ],
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        "heaven"
      ],
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        [
          "heaven",
          "heaven"
        ]
      ],
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        "(religion) heaven"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ġenna"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɛ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sema’ (except archaically)"
    }
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