lejn

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna). By surface analysis, lil +‎ *ejn. The personal forms are from Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā).

Pronunciation

Preposition

lejn

  1. to, toward, towards (in the direction of, arriving at)
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Setgħet ġibdet lejn il-Mellieħa, mit-triq jew mill-passaġġ, jew qabdet it-triq tal-Imġiebaħ, inkella minn ħdejn il-lukanda għan-naħa t’Għajn Ħadid, jew jista’ jkun anke telqet lejn Forti Campbell iktar kmieni, qabel ma wasalt jien.
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Inflection

Inflected forms of lejn
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person lejja lejna
2nd person lejk lejkom
3rd person lejh lejha lejhom
Definite forms
Xemxin Qamrin
lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in-
lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- ·
lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż-
lejn il-