zija

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian zia, from Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡siː.ja/

Noun

zija f (plural zijiet, masculine ziju)

  1. aunt
    Għandha relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma' zijitha.
    She has a very good relationship with her aunt.

Inflection

    Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ziti zijitna
2nd person zitek zijitkom
3rd person zitu zijitha zijithom
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