xulxin

Maltese edit

Alternative forms edit

xurxin

Etymology edit

Among the variants attested in early sources are xilxi(n) and ixili(li)x. Hence probably from underlying xejn lil xejn or xi lil xi, equivalent to Arabic شَيْءٌ لِ شَيْءٍ (šayʔun lišayʔin, “one thing to another”, literally “a thing to a thing”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʃulˈʃiːn/

Pronoun edit

xulxin (reciprocal)

each other; one another

Usage notes edit

Like min (“who”), this pronoun usually takes the preposition (or in this case, particle) lil when used as a direct object.