"ġewnaħ" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛw.naħ/ Forms: ġwinħajn [dual], ġwenħajn [dual], ġwienaħ [plural], ġnieħ [plural], ġwejnaħ [diminutive]
Etymology: Back-formation from the plural ġwienaħ, itself from Arabic ⁧جَوَانِح⁩ (jawāniḥ), as if from a four-radical ⁧*جَوْنَح⁩ (*jawnaḥ), but actually plural of ⁧جَانِح⁩ (jāniḥ, “side, wing”). Compare also ⁧جَنَاح⁩ (janāḥ). Etymology templates: {{backformation|mt}} Back-formation, {{m|mt|ġwienaħ}} ġwienaħ, {{inh|mt|ar|جَوَانِح}} Arabic ⁧جَوَانِح⁩ (jawāniḥ), {{m|ar||*جَوْنَح}} ⁧*جَوْنَح⁩ (*jawnaḥ), {{m|ar|جَانِح|t=side, wing}} ⁧جَانِح⁩ (jāniḥ, “side, wing”), {{m|ar|جَنَاح}} ⁧جَنَاح⁩ (janāḥ) Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=ġwinħajn|d2=ġwenħajn|dim=ġwejnaħ|g=m|p=ġwienaħ|p2=ġnieħ}} ġewnaħ m (dual ġwinħajn or ġwenħajn, plural ġwienaħ or ġnieħ, diminutive ġwejnaħ)
  1. (anatomy) wing Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-wEfK75W0 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. wing (part of an aircraft) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-1Tnrwgnb
  3. flank, side Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-xXOFCn-i
  4. (architecture) spandrel Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-stnrKsO5 Topics: architecture
  5. (figuratively) protection Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-Qzw1B8Ny

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation",
      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ġwienaħ"
      },
      "expansion": "ġwienaħ",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "جَوَانِح"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ⁧جَوَانِح⁩ (jawāniḥ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*جَوْنَح"
      },
      "expansion": "⁧*جَوْنَح⁩ (*jawnaḥ)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "جَانِح",
        "t": "side, wing"
      },
      "expansion": "⁧جَانِح⁩ (jāniḥ, “side, wing”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "جَنَاح"
      },
      "expansion": "⁧جَنَاح⁩ (janāḥ)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from the plural ġwienaħ, itself from Arabic ⁧جَوَانِح⁩ (jawāniḥ), as if from a four-radical ⁧*جَوْنَح⁩ (*jawnaḥ), but actually plural of ⁧جَانِح⁩ (jāniḥ, “side, wing”). Compare also ⁧جَنَاح⁩ (janāḥ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ġwinħajn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġwenħajn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġwienaħ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġnieħ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġwejnaħ",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "d": "ġwinħajn",
        "d2": "ġwenħajn",
        "dim": "ġwejnaħ",
        "g": "m",
        "p": "ġwienaħ",
        "p2": "ġnieħ"
      },
      "expansion": "ġewnaħ m (dual ġwinħajn or ġwenħajn, plural ġwienaħ or ġnieħ, diminutive ġwejnaħ)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "mt:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wing"
      ],
      "id": "en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-wEfK75W0",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) wing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wing (part of an aircraft)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-1Tnrwgnb",
      "links": [
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flank, side"
      ],
      "id": "en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-xXOFCn-i",
      "links": [
        [
          "flank",
          "flank"
        ],
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Architecture",
          "orig": "mt:Architecture",
          "parents": [
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spandrel"
      ],
      "id": "en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-stnrKsO5",
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "spandrel",
          "spandrel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) spandrel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protection"
      ],
      "id": "en-ġewnaħ-mt-noun-Qzw1B8Ny",
      "links": [
        [
          "protection",
          "protection"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) protection"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛw.naħ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ġewnaħ"
}
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        "1": "mt"
      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "⁧جَانِح⁩ (jāniḥ, “side, wing”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
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      },
      "expansion": "⁧جَنَاح⁩ (janāḥ)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from the plural ġwienaħ, itself from Arabic ⁧جَوَانِح⁩ (jawāniḥ), as if from a four-radical ⁧*جَوْنَح⁩ (*jawnaḥ), but actually plural of ⁧جَانِح⁩ (jāniḥ, “side, wing”). Compare also ⁧جَنَاح⁩ (janāḥ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ġwinħajn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġwenħajn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġwienaħ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġnieħ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġwejnaħ",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "d": "ġwinħajn",
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        "p": "ġwienaħ",
        "p2": "ġnieħ"
      },
      "expansion": "ġewnaħ m (dual ġwinħajn or ġwenħajn, plural ġwienaħ or ġnieħ, diminutive ġwejnaħ)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "mt:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) wing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wing (part of an aircraft)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flank, side"
      ],
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          "flank",
          "flank"
        ],
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "mt:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spandrel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "spandrel",
          "spandrel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) spandrel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protection"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "protection",
          "protection"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) protection"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛw.naħ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ġewnaħ"
}

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