See also: lewą

Fijian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lewa

  1. authority

Gothic

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Romanization

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lēwa

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌰

Hawaiian

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Noun

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lewa

  1. atmosphere
  2. heaven
  3. sky
  4. air
  5. place

Verb

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lewa

  1. to float

Maltese

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Root
l-w-j
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Etymology

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From Arabic لَوَى (lawā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lewa (imperfect jilwi, past participle milwi, verbal noun liwi)

  1. (transitive) to bend, to contort
    Synonym: għawweġ
  2. (intransitive) to turn (left or right on one’s way)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of lewa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lwejt lwejt lewa lwejna lwejtu lwew
f lwiet
imperfect m nilwi tilwi jilwi nilwu tilwu jilwu
f tilwi
imperative ilwi ilwu

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛva
  • Syllabification: le‧wa
  • Homophone: Lewa

Etymology 1

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From French levée.[1]

Noun

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lewa f

  1. (card games) trick
    Synonym: wziątka
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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lewa

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of lewy

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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lewa m inan

  1. genitive singular of lew

References

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Further reading

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  • lewa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-lewa (infinitive kulewa)

  1. (stative) to be drunk
    wamelewathey are drunk

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -lewa
Positive present -nalewa
Subjunctive -lewe
Negative -lewi
Imperative singular lewa
Infinitives
Positive kulewa
Negative kutolewa
Imperatives
Singular lewa
Plural leweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulewa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilewa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalewa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalewa/nalewa tunalewa
2nd person unalewa mnalewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analewa wanalewa
other classes positive subject concord + -nalewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lewi)
Singular Plural
1st person silewi hatulewi
2nd person hulewi hamlewi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halewi hawalewi
other classes negative subject concord + -lewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talewa
Negative future negative subject concord + -talewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lewe)
Singular Plural
1st person nilewe tulewe
2nd person ulewe mlewe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alewe walewe
other classes positive subject concord + -lewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silewe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelewa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelewa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilewa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alewa)
Singular Plural
1st person nalewa twalewa
2nd person walewa mwalewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alewa walewa
m-mi(III/IV) walewa yalewa
ji-ma(V/VI) lalewa yalewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalewa vyalewa
n(IX/X) yalewa zalewa
u(XI) walewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalewa
pa(XVI) palewa
mu(XVIII) mwalewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melewa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalewa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalewa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilewa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolewa
Consecutive kalewa / positive subject concord + -kalewa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalewe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilewa -tulewa
2nd person -kulewa -walewa/-kuleweni/-waleweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlewa -walewa
m-mi(III/IV) -ulewa -ilewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilewa -yalewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilewa -vilewa
n(IX/X) -ilewa -zilewa
u(XI) -ulewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulewa
pa(XVI) -palewa
mu(XVIII) -mulewa
Reflexive -jilewa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lewa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lewaye -lewao
m-mi(III/IV) -lewao -lewayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lewalo -lewayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lewacho -lewavyo
n(IX/X) -lewayo -lewazo
u(XI) -lewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lewako
pa(XVI) -lewapo
mu(XVIII) -lewamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lewa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelewa -olewa
m-mi(III/IV) -olewa -yolewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolewa -yolewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholewa -vyolewa
n(IX/X) -yolewa -zolewa
u(XI) -olewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolewa
pa(XVI) -polewa
mu(XVIII) -molewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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Tok Pisin

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Noun

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lewa

  1. Alternative form of liva