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/

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.

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   • 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 —”

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2. to admonish, to reprimand

Conjugation

Conjugation of wissa
		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

Old Saxon

Verb

wissa

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