mischinu

Sicilian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. wretched, pitiful, unfortunate

Inflection

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	mischinu	mischina
Plural	mischini	mischini

Noun

mischinu m (plural mischini)

1. wretch, poor guy

   Synonym: puvireḍḍu

Derived terms

• mischineḍḍu
• mischinazzu