żmien

See also: zmień

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic زَمان (zamān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzmɪːn/

Noun

żmien m (plural żminijiet or iżmna)

1. time

   Synonym: ħin

   • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:

     Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
     mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
     u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
     kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. period, age (particular period of time in history)

Inflection

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	żmieni		żmienna
2nd person	żmienek		żmienkom
3rd person	żmienu	żmienha	żmienhom