zija
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sicilian zia, from Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zija f (plural zijiet, masculine ziju)
- aunt
- Hyponyms: ħala (“maternal aunt”), għamma (“paternal aunt”)
- Għandha relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma’ zijitha.
- She has a very good relationship with her aunt.
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Levitiku 18:14:
- “La tikxifx l-għera ta’ ħu missierek, jiġifieri la tersaqx lejn martu, għax hi z-zija tiegħek.
- New International Version translation: “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
Inflection edit
| Inflected forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | ziti | zijitna | |
| 2nd person | zitek | zijitkom | |
| 3rd person | zitu | zijitha | zijithom |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Verb edit
zija (Cyrillic spelling зија)