miniex

Maltese

Etymology

Univerbation of ma + jiena + -x (with the final -a of the pronoun regurly turning into -ie- by imala), corresponding to Arabic مَا‎ (mā, “not”) + أَنَا‎ (ʾanā, “I”) + شَيْء‎ (šayʾ, “[any]thing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɪˈnɪːʃ/

Pronoun

miniex

  1. negative formal of jien (“I [am]”)
    Miniex waħdi.
    I am not alone.
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