"sinna" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪn.na/ Forms: snien [plural], sinniet [paucal], snejna [diminutive], sinnuna [baby-talk, diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic سِنّ (sinn). The Arabic noun is feminine and was formally feminised in Maltese by adding -a; compare the same in widna (“ear”). Compare Moroccan Arabic سنة (sanna). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|سِنّ}} Arabic سِنّ (sinn), {{m|mt|widna|t=ear}} widna (“ear”), {{cog|ary|سنة|tr=sanna}} Moroccan Arabic سنة (sanna) Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=snejna|dim2=sinnuna|dim2q=baby talk|g=f|p=snien|pauc=sinniet}} sinna f (plural snien, paucal sinniet, diminutive snejna or (baby talk) sinnuna)
  1. tooth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sinna-mt-noun-lyLUpLWc
  2. any tooth-like part Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sinna-mt-noun-xQaZiDMh Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: businna (alt: busnien)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "busnien",
      "word": "businna"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سِنّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سِنّ (sinn)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "widna",
        "t": "ear"
      },
      "expansion": "widna (“ear”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "سنة",
        "tr": "sanna"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic سنة (sanna)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic سِنّ (sinn). The Arabic noun is feminine and was formally feminised in Maltese by adding -a; compare the same in widna (“ear”). Compare Moroccan Arabic سنة (sanna).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "snien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinniet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snejna",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnuna",
      "tags": [
        "baby-talk",
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "snejna",
        "dim2": "sinnuna",
        "dim2q": "baby talk",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "snien",
        "pauc": "sinniet"
      },
      "expansion": "sinna f (plural snien, paucal sinniet, diminutive snejna or (baby talk) sinnuna)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tooth"
      ],
      "id": "en-sinna-mt-noun-lyLUpLWc",
      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "garlic glove",
          "text": "sinna tewm",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any tooth-like part"
      ],
      "id": "en-sinna-mt-noun-xQaZiDMh",
      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪn.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sinna"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese 2-syllable words",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "busnien",
      "word": "businna"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سِنّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سِنّ (sinn)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "widna",
        "t": "ear"
      },
      "expansion": "widna (“ear”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "سنة",
        "tr": "sanna"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic سنة (sanna)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic سِنّ (sinn). The Arabic noun is feminine and was formally feminised in Maltese by adding -a; compare the same in widna (“ear”). Compare Moroccan Arabic سنة (sanna).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "snien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinniet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snejna",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnuna",
      "tags": [
        "baby-talk",
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "snejna",
        "dim2": "sinnuna",
        "dim2q": "baby talk",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "snien",
        "pauc": "sinniet"
      },
      "expansion": "sinna f (plural snien, paucal sinniet, diminutive snejna or (baby talk) sinnuna)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tooth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "garlic glove",
          "text": "sinna tewm",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any tooth-like part"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪn.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sinna"
}

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