smin

Maltese

Root
s-m-n
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِين (samīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smiːn/

Adjective

smin (feminine singular smina, plural smien, diminutive smejjen, comparative ismen)

1. fat (overweight)

   Synonym: (commoner) oħxon

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• smìon (standard)

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Adjective

smin (Cyrillic spelling смин)

1. (Chakavian) brave, bold, courageous
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     Pak rekoše: "S tvega premudra i smina
     činjen'ja od svega biti će t' načina,

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   • 1536, Petar Zoranić, Planine:

     Tko bi toko smin bil, toko hrabren i jak,
     da bi gledati smil onih očiju zrak, […]

     Who would be so bold, so brave and strong,
     as to dare to look at the sight of those eyes, […]

   • 1630s, Ivan Gundulić, Osman:

     S ovom Mušan srca smina
     Drenopolje primi u sili
     i despota Vukašina
     razbi i s glavom još razdili.

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