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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “pair”), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “yoke”). Compare Moroccan Arabic جوج (jūj).
Pronunciation
Numeral
żewġ m or f
- short attributive form of tnejn (“two”)
- Synonym: ġiex
- Coordinate term: (long attributive form) żewġt
Usage notes
- The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The short form is used before all words that start with a vowel or single consonant (except jiem). For the use before consonant clusters see the notes at żewġt.
Noun
żewġ m (plural żwieġ, feminine mara)
- husband
- Synonym: raġel
- (now rare) couple (two people)
- Synonym: koppja
- (now rare) pair (two things)
- Synonym: par
Inflection
Inflection of żewġ
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singular
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plural
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| m
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f
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| singular
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1st person
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żewġi
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żewġna
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| 2nd person
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żewġek
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żewġkom
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| 3rd person
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żewġu
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żewġha
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żewġhom
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| plural
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1st person
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żwieġi
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żwieġna
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| 2nd person
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żwieġek
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żwieġkom
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| 3rd person
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żwieġu
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żwieġha
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żwieġhom
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