wissa

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Gothic

Romanization

wissa

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰

Maltese

Root
w-s-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَصَّى (waṣṣā).

Pronunciation

Verb

wissa (imperfect jwissi, past participle mwissi, verbal noun twissija)

  1. to warn, to caution
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Missieri kien niżel jiġri isfel, ħareġ fuq l-għatba u beda jsejjaħ lill-pulizija biex iwissihom b’dan il-periklu.
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    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      “IMMA … mhux se teħlisha ħafif għal li għamilt, Amina. Ma nistax nibqa’ nwissik biss u int tibqa’ tagħmel ta’ rasek. Dawn il-jumejn, illum u għada, se tqattagħhom f’kamra waħdek, f’dan is-sular. Mhux se tattendi lezzjonijiet —”
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  2. to admonish, to reprimand

Conjugation

Conjugation of wissa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m wissejt wissejt wissa wissejna wissejtu wissew
f wissiet
imperfect m nwissi twissi jwissi nwissu twissu jwissu
f twissi
imperative wissi wissu

Old Saxon

Verb

wissa

  1. first-person past indicative of witan
  2. third-person past indicative of witan