tajn
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Maltese[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| t-j-n |
| 5 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic طِين (ṭīn). Some older Gozitan dialects regularly diphthongised /iː/ and /uː/ in the vicinity of emphatic consonants. In tajn, this diphthongisation established itself more widely probably because it prevented homophony with tin (“figs”), from Arabic تِين (tīn).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tajn m (plural tjun)