widna

Maltese

Root
’-d-n
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أُذُن (ʔuḏun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪd.na/

Noun

widna f (dual widintejn, plural widnejn)

1. (anatomy) ear
2. spy, informant

Inflection

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	widinti		widnitna
2nd person	widintek		widnitkom
3rd person	widintu	widnitha	widnithom

• Especially in informal Maltese, the possessive inflections of the plural are also used with singular meaning, then taking singular agreement, e.g. widnejh il-leminija (“his right ear”) instead of widintu l-leminija. This use occurs also with other paired body parts and is always restricted to the possessive.

Noun

widna f (plural udieni)

1. ear-like handle of a pot