ġewwa

Maltese

Root
ġ-w-w
6 terms

Alternative forms

• ġew
• ġo, ġe (contracted forms)

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَّة (jawwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛw.wa/

Adverb

ġewwa

1. inside, indoors

   Antonym: barra

Preposition

ġewwa

1. in, inside, into
   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:

     Ja Sena Ġdida,
     għalkemm mal-wasla tiegħek
     sew f’nofs il-lejl
     int sibtni nidħaq ġewwa nofs il-ballu

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. in, within