"x'inhu" meaning in Maltese

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˈʃɪnu/ Forms: x’inhu [canonical, masculine], form x’inhuwa [extended], x’inhi [feminine, singular], x’inhija [feminine, singular], x’inhuma [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ (ʔayyu šayʔin huwa, literally “what thing is it”), whence also Moroccan Arabic شنو (šnu), اشنو (ašnu), Gulf Arabic شنو (šinu). The ancient genitive ending -in was generally lost, but remained in contraction with the following personal pronoun. Compare also xejn (“nothing”), where the final -n is the accusative ending -an. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ|lit=what thing is it}} Arabic أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ (ʔayyu šayʔin huwa, literally “what thing is it”), {{cog|ary|شنو|tr=šnu}} Moroccan Arabic شنو (šnu), {{m|ary|اشنو|tr=ašnu}} اشنو (ašnu), {{cog|afb|شنو|tr=šinu}} Gulf Arabic شنو (šinu), {{m|mt|xejn|t=nothing}} xejn (“nothing”) Head templates: {{head|mt|pronoun|extended form|x'inhuwa|feminine singular|x'inhi or x'inhija|plural|x'inhuma|g=m}} x’inhu m (extended form x’inhuwa, feminine singular x’inhi or x’inhija, plural x’inhuma)
  1. contraction of x’ (“what”) + hu (“he, it”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: x’ (extra: (“what”) + hu (“he, it”)) Related terms: x’, xiex
    Sense id: en-x'inhu-mt-pron-POft5bL4 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese pronouns

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