"wiżna" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪz.na/ Forms: wiżintejn [dual], użieni [plural], wiżniet [paucal]
Etymology: From Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|وَزْنَة}} Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna) Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=wiżintejn|g=f|p=użieni|pauc=wiżniet}} wiżna f (dual wiżintejn, plural użieni, paucal wiżniet)
  1. a traditional unit of weight, still used e.g. in farming and household contexts, equivalent to 5 ratal, that is officially 8.75 imperial pounds (3.969 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 4 kilogrammes Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Units of measure Related terms: qantar, ratal, uqija
    Sense id: en-wiżna-mt-noun-YYZOrb9n Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wiżna meaning in Maltese (1.6kB)

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      "name": "inh"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "wiżintejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "użieni",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wiżniet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
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      },
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        },
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          "orig": "mt:Units of measure",
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            "Quantity",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Mathematics",
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            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        [
          "farming",
          "farming"
        ],
        [
          "household",
          "household"
        ],
        [
          "ratal",
          "ratal#Maltese"
        ],
        [
          "pound",
          "pound"
        ],
        [
          "kilogramme",
          "kilogramme"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "qantar"
        },
        {
          "word": "ratal"
        },
        {
          "word": "uqija"
        }
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɪz.na/"
    }
  ],
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}
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wiżintejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "użieni",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wiżniet",
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        "paucal"
      ]
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "qantar"
    },
    {
      "word": "ratal"
    },
    {
      "word": "uqija"
    }
  ],
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        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "mt:Units of measure"
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      ],
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          "weight"
        ],
        [
          "farming",
          "farming"
        ],
        [
          "household",
          "household"
        ],
        [
          "ratal",
          "ratal#Maltese"
        ],
        [
          "pound",
          "pound"
        ],
        [
          "kilogramme",
          "kilogramme"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɪz.na/"
    }
  ],
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