wissa

Gothic

Romanization

wissa

1. romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰

Maltese

Root
w-s-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَصَّى (waṣṣā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪs.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɪssa

Verb

wissa (imperfect jwissi, past participle mwissi, verbal noun twissija)

1. to warn, to caution
   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Missieri kien niżel jiġri isfel, ħareġ fuq l-għatba u beda jsejjaħ lill-pulizija biex iwissihom b’dan il-periklu.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     “IMMA … mhux se teħlisha ħafif għal li għamilt, Amina. Ma nistax nibqa’ nwissik biss u int tibqa’ tagħmel ta’ rasek. Dawn il-jumejn, illum u għada, se tqattagħhom f’kamra waħdek, f’dan is-sular. Mhux se tattendi lezzjonijiet —”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to admonish, to reprimand

Conjugation

Conjugation of wissa (Form II)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	wissejt	wissejt	wissa	wissejna	wissejtu	wissew
	f			wissiet
imperfect	m	nwissi	twissi	jwissi	nwissu	twissu	jwissu
	f			twissi
imperative			wissi			wissu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	wissejtx	wissejtx	wissiex	wissejniex	wissejtux	wissewx
	f			wissietx
imperfect	m	nwissix	twissix	jwissix	nwissux	twissux	jwissux
	f			twissix
imperative			twissix			twissux

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwis.sɑ/

Verb

wissa

1. singular imperative of wissian

Old Saxon

Verb

wissa

1. first-person past indicative of witan
2. third-person past indicative of witan