"tajn" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /tajn/ Forms: tjun [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic طِين (ṭīn). Some older Gozitan dialects regularly diphthongised /iː/ and /uː/ in the vicinity of emphatic consonants. In tajn, this diphthongisation established itself more widely probably because it prevented homophony with tin (“figs”), from Arabic تِين (tīn). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|طِين}} Arabic طِين (ṭīn), {{m+|ar|تِين}} Arabic تِين (tīn) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=tjun}} tajn m (plural tjun)
  1. mud Tags: masculine Related terms: ħama
    Sense id: en-tajn-mt-noun-rwf~kat8 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic طِين (ṭīn). Some older Gozitan dialects regularly diphthongised /iː/ and /uː/ in the vicinity of emphatic consonants. In tajn, this diphthongisation established itself more widely probably because it prevented homophony with tin (“figs”), from Arabic تِين (tīn).",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
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    }
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    },
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