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

   Hyponyms: ħala (“maternal aunt”), għamma (“paternal aunt”)

   Għandha relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma’ zijitha.

   She has a very good relationship with her aunt.

   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Levitiku 18:14:

     “La tikxifx l-għera ta’ ħu missierek, jiġifieri la tersaqx lejn martu, għax hi z-zija tiegħek.

     New International Version translation: “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your 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

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

zija (Cyrillic spelling зија)

1. third-person singular present of zijati