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Maltese
Alternative forms
- -ajn (sometimes after “dark” consonants)
Etymology
From Arabic ـَيْنِ (-ayni), oblique case form of ـَانِ (-āni), the dual suffix.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ejn
- a plural suffix used in a few nouns that come in pairs
- għajn (“eye”) + -ejn → għajnejn (“eyes”)
- id (“hand”) + -ejn → idejn (“hands”)
- a dual suffix used in a few nouns
- jum (“day”) + -ejn → jumejn (“two days”)
- sena (“year”) + -ejn → sentejn (“two years”)
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