"xiħ" meaning in Maltese

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Adjective

IPA: /ʃɪːħ/ Forms: xiħa [feminine, singular], xjuħ [plural], xwejjaħ [diminutive], ixjeħ [comparative], ixjaħ [comparative]
Etymology: From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَيْخ}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ) Head templates: {{mt-adjective|comp=ixjeħ|comp2=ixjaħ|dim=xwejjaħ|f=xiħa|p=xjuħ}} xiħ (feminine singular xiħa, plural xjuħ, diminutive xwejjaħ, comparative ixjeħ or ixjaħ)
  1. (of people) old, elderly
    Sense id: en-xiħ-mt-adj-Y~iP0lF4
  2. (nominalised) an old man
    Sense id: en-xiħ-mt-adj-xxxxrGP~ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for xiħ meaning in Maltese (1.3kB)

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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "xwejjaħ",
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        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ixjeħ",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "żagħżugħ"
        }
      ],
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        "old, elderly"
      ],
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      ],
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        "an old man"
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xjuħ",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "ixjaħ",
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        "comparative"
      ]
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "żagħżugħ"
        }
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      ],
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        "(nominalised) an old man"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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  "path": [
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "xiħ",
  "trace": ""
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  "path": [
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  "subsection": "adjective",
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}

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