ewwel

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Maltese[edit]

Maltese numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: wieħed
    Ordinal: ewwel
    Adverbial: darba

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ewwel (feminine singular (obsolete) ula)

  1. first (of a series or order, before second and third)
    Din kienet l-ewwel darba li kont barra minn Malta.
    This was the first time I was away from Malta.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The adjective is prepositioned, as above, and remains invariable. When nominalised it usually takes a form of wieħed after it: Din hija l-ewwel waħda. (This is the first one.)

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