zija
Maltese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sicilian zia, from Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzija f (plural zijiet, masculine ziju)
- aunt
- Hyponyms: ħala (“maternal aunt”), għamma (“paternal aunt”)
- Għandha relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma’ zijitha.
- She has a very good relationship with her aunt.
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Levitiku 18:14:
- “La tikxifx l-għera ta’ ħu missierek, jiġifieri la tersaqx lejn martu, għax hi z-zija tiegħek.
- New International Version translation: “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
Inflection
editInflected forms | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | ziti | zijitna | |
2nd person | zitek | zijitkom | |
3rd person | zitu | zijitha | zijithom |
Serbo-Croatian
editVerb
editzija (Cyrillic spelling зија)
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- Maltese lemmas
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