Reconstruction:Maltese/iex

This Maltese entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic أَيُّ شَيْء (ʔayyu šayʔ, literally “what thing”). Cognate with Moroccan Arabic آش (ʔāš) and Hijazi Arabic إيش (ʔēš)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪːʃ/

Pronoun

*iex

1. (interrogative) what

Derived terms

• bħaliex
• biex
• daqsiex
• dwariex
• fiex
• fuqiex
• għaliex
• mniex
• tiex
• xiex
• x’