għajjen

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Maltese

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Root
għ-j-n (eye)
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana) and/or عايَنَ (ʕāyana). Both would have merged in Maltese.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.jɛn/, /ˈaj.jɛn/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːj.jɛn/ (archaic)

Verb

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għajjen (imperfect jgħajjen, past participle mgħajjen)

  1. to curse by means of the evil eye
    Kienu jgħidu li dik il-povra xiħa tgħajjen lin-nies.
    They used to say that poor old woman cast the evil eye on people.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of għajjen
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għajjint għajjint għajjen għajjinna għajjintu għajnu
f għajnet
imperfect m ngħajjen tgħajjen jgħajjen ngħajnu tgħajnu jgħajnu
f tgħajjen
imperative għajjen għajnu