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Maltese
Etymology
From Italian urina or less probably Sicilian orina, both from Latin urīna. The initial a- would seem due to a backformation from l-awrina, from Italian la urina with the definite article. (The contraction l'urina was not obligatory in older Italian.)
Pronunciation
Noun
awrina f
- (formal) urine
- Synonym: (chiefly informal) bewl
Verb
awrina (imperfect jawrina)
- (formal, rare) to urinate
- Synonyms: għadda l-awrina, għamel l-awrina, (chiefly informal) biel
Conjugation