lewa

See also: lewą

Fijian

Noun

lewa

  1. authority

Gothic

Romanization

lēwa

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌰

Hawaiian

Noun

lewa

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

Maltese
Root
l-w-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic لَوَى‎ (lawā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛw.wa/

Verb

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)

Polish

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

Noun

lewa f

  1. (card games) trick
    Synonym: wziątka

Declension
Declension of lewa
singular plural
nominative lewa lewy
genitive lewy lew
dative lewie lewom
accusative lewę lewy
instrumental lewą lewami
locative lewie lewach
vocative lewo lewy

Adjective

lewa

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of lewy

Noun

lewa m inan

  1. genitive singular of lew

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

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-lewa (infinitive kulewa)

  1. be drunk

Usage notes

This verb expresses a state of being. To express events in the present, it most commonly uses the -me- perfect tense marker rather than the -na- present tense marker. The -ja- "not yet" tense is used for negative clauses. See Swahili grammar#Inchoative verbs for more information.

Conjugation
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
  • Verbal derivations:
  • Nominal derivations:

Tok Pisin

Noun

lewa

  1. Alternative form of liva
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