lejn

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna). By surface analysis, lil +‎ *ejn. The personal forms are from Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛjn/

Preposition

lejn

1. to, toward, towards (in the direction of, arriving at)
   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Setgħet ġibdet lejn il-Mellieħa, mit-triq jew mill-passaġġ, jew qabdet it-triq tal-Imġiebaħ, inkella minn ħdejn il-lukanda għan-naħa t’Għajn Ħadid, jew jista’ jkun anke telqet lejn Forti Campbell iktar kmieni, qabel ma wasalt jien.

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Inflection

Inflected forms of lejn
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		lejja		lejna
2nd person		lejk		lejkom
3rd person		lejh	lejha	lejhom
Definite forms
Xemxin				Qamrin
lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-				lejn il-