xewa

Maltese

Root
x-w-j
6 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.wa/

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَوَى (šawā).

Verb

xewa (imperfect jixwi, past participle mixwi, verbal noun xiwi)

1. to roast, grill

Conjugation

Conjugation of xewa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xwejt	xwejt	xewa		xwejna	xwejtu	xwew
	f			xwiet
imperfect	m	nixwi	tixwi	jixwi		nixwu	tixwu	jixwu
	f			tixwi
imperative			ixwi				ixwu

Etymology 2

Noun

xewa m

1. roasted meat

   Alternative form: xiwa

Mapudungun

Noun

xewa (Raguileo spelling)

1. dog

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.