mewta

Maltese

Root
m-w-t
8 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛw.ta/
• Homophone: mewtha

Noun

mewta f (singulative, plural mwiet, paucal mewtiet)

1. singulative of mewt: a death
   1. a case of someone's dying

      Din il-mewta setgħet tiġi evitata.

      This death could have been avoided.

   2. a way of dying
      • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Ġwann 21:18-19:

        “Tassew, tassew ngħidlek, meta kont żagħżugħ, kont titħażżem waħdek u tmur fejn trid; imma meta tixjieħ, int tiftaħ idejk u ħaddieħor iħażżmek u jieħdok fejn ma tkunx trid!” Dan qalu biex ifisser b’liema mewta kien sejjer jagħti glorja lil Alla. Imbagħad Ġesù ssokta jgħidlu: “Ejja warajja.”

        King James Version translation: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.