Sicilian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܶܣܟܸܐܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܝܢܳܐ (meskēnā, miserable, wretched), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum, commoner, poor).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /miˈski.nu/, [mɪˈʃkiːnʊ]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧schì‧nu

Adjective edit

mischinu (feminine singular mischina, masculine and feminine plural mischini)

  1. wretched, pitiful, unfortunate

Inflection edit

Masculine Feminine
Singular mischinu mischina
Plural mischini mischini

Noun edit

mischinu m (plural mischini)

  1. wretch, poor guy
    Synonym: puvireḍḍu

Derived terms edit