dinji

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly inherited from Arabic دُنْيَوِيّ (dunyawiyy), which in Maltese would have been bound to undergo either contraction or stress shift. Otherwise independantly derived from dinja +‎ -i.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dinji (feminine singular dinjija, plural dinjin)

  1. world, worldwide, global
    Synonym: globali

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