"x'" meaning in Maltese

See x' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ʃ/ Forms: x’ [canonical], xi [alternative]
Etymology: Contraction of earlier *iex (compare the reduplicated form xiex), from Arabic أَيّ شَيْء (ʔayy šayʔ, “what thing”), whence also Moroccan Arabic آش (āš), Hijazi Arabic إيش (ēš), Iraqi Arabic شِ (š). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar||أَيّ شَيْء|t=what thing}} Arabic أَيّ شَيْء (ʔayy šayʔ, “what thing”), {{cog|ary|آش|tr=āš}} Moroccan Arabic آش (āš), {{cog|acw|إيش|tr=ēš}} Hijazi Arabic إيش (ēš), {{cog|acm|شِ|tr=š}} Iraqi Arabic شِ (š) Head templates: {{mt-pronoun}} x’
  1. (interrogative) what Tags: interrogative Related terms: x’inhu, xiex
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acm",
        "2": "شِ",
        "tr": "š"
      },
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "آش",
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    },
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        "1": "acw",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acm",
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      },
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    },
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      "form": "xi",
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      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "pron",
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      "word": "x’inhu"
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      "word": "xiex"
    }
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      ],
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        "(interrogative) what"
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}

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