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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic أُذُن (ʔuḏun).
Pronunciation
Noun
widna f (dual widintejn, plural widnejn)
- (anatomy) ear
- spy, informant
Inflection
Inflection of widna
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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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widinti
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widnitna
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| 2nd person
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widintek
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widnitkom
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| 3rd person
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widintu
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widnitha
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widnithom
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| plural
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1st person
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widnejja
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widnejna
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| 2nd person
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widnejk
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widnejkom
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| 3rd person
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widnejh
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widnejha
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widnejhom
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- Especially in informal Maltese, the possessive inflections of the plural are also used with singular meaning, then taking singular agreement, e.g. widnejh il-leminija (“his right ear”) instead of widintu l-leminija. This use occurs also with other paired body parts and is always restricted to the possessive.
Noun
widna f (plural udieni)
- ear-like handle of a pot