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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana) and/or عايَنَ (ʕāyana). Both would have merged in Maltese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.jɛn/, /ˈaj.jɛn/
- IPA(key): /ˈaˤːj.jɛn/ (archaic)
Verb
għajjen (imperfect jgħajjen, past participle mgħajjen)
- to curse by means of the evil eye
Kienu jgħidu li dik il-povra xiħa tgħajjen lin-nies.- They used to say that poor old woman cast the evil eye on people.
Conjugation