"zija" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡siː.ja/
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian zia, from Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|mt|scn|zia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sicilian zia, {{bor+|mt|scn|zia}} Borrowed from Sicilian zia, {{der|mt|la|thia}} Latin thia, {{der|mt|grc|θεία}} Ancient Greek θεία (theía) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|m=ziju|p=zijiet}} zija f (plural zijiet, masculine ziju) Inflection templates: {{mt-infl-noun-auto|zijit|zit}}, {{mt-infl-noun|ziti|zitek|zitu|zijitha|zijitna|zijitkom|zijithom}} Forms: zijiet [plural], ziju [masculine], ziti [first-person, singular], zijitna [first-person, plural], zitek [second-person, singular], zijitkom [plural, second-person], zitu [masculine, singular, third-person], zijitha [feminine, singular, third-person], zijithom [plural, third-person]
  1. aunt Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zija-mt-noun-qJL-wKfK

Inflected forms

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      },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Sicilian zia",
      "name": "bor"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian zia, from Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).",
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      "form": "zijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ziju",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zitek",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijitkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zitu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijithom",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "mt",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She has a very good relationship with her aunt.",
          "text": "Għandha relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma’ zijitha.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "aunt"
      ],
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          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡siː.ja/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zija"
}
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      },
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      },
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      "form": "zijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ziju",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "zijitna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zitek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijitkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zitu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijitha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijithom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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        "g": "f",
        "m": "ziju",
        "p": "zijiet"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "zijit",
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      },
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    },
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        "5": "zijitna",
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        "7": "zijithom"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Maltese 2-syllable words",
        "Maltese feminine nouns",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She has a very good relationship with her aunt.",
          "text": "Għandha relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma’ zijitha.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "aunt"
      ],
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        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡siː.ja/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zija"
}

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