ġiżimin

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Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Sicilian gesiminu.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪ.zɪˈmiːn/

    Noun

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    ġiżimin m (collective, singulative ġiżimina, plural ġiżiminiet)

    1. jasmine
      • 1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, numbers 61-62, lines 10–12:
        ġiżimin, ġiżi, dalji u tulipan !
        X’għaxqa ta’ lwien imżewqa, sbieħ, safjin !
        ifuħu kollha : iżda mhux bħal xuxlin !!
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