xitwa

Maltese

Root
x-t-w
4 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic شَتْوَة (šatwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪt.wa/
• Rhymes: -ɪtwa

Noun

xitwa f (plural xtiewi, paucal xitwiet)

1. winter (season)
   • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:

     U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
     bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
     il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
     u rix mitbiela,

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

Seasons in Maltese · staġun (layout · text) · category
rebbiegħa (“spring”)	sajf (“summer”)	ħarifa (“autumn”)	xitwa (“winter”)