awrina

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Maltese

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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awrina f

  1. (formal) urine
    Synonym: (chiefly informal) bewl

Verb

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awrina (imperfect jawrina)

  1. (formal, rare) to urinate
    Synonyms: għadda l-awrina, għamel l-awrina, (chiefly informal) biel

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of awrina
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m awrinajt awrinajt awrina awrinajna awrinajtu awrinaw
f awrinat
imperfect m nawrina tawrina jawrina nawrinaw tawrinaw jawrinaw
f tawrina
imperative awrina awrinaw