lewa

See also: lewą

Fijian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɰa/

Noun

lewa

1. authority

Gothic

Romanization

lēwa

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌰

Hawaiian

Noun

lewa

1. atmosphere
2. heaven
3. sky
4. air
5. place

Verb

lewa

1. to float

Maltese

Root
l-w-j
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic لَوَى (lawā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛw.wa/

Verb

lewa (imperfect jilwi, past participle milwi, verbal noun liwi)

1. (transitive) to bend, to contort

   Synonym: għawweġ

2. (intransitive) to turn (left or right on one’s way)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lewa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	lwejt	lwejt	lewa		lwejna	lwejtu	lwew
	f			lwiet
imperfect	m	nilwi	tilwi	jilwi		nilwu	tilwu	jilwu
	f			tilwi
imperative			ilwi				ilwu

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.va/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛva
• Syllabification: le‧wa
• Homophone: Lewa

Etymology 1

From French levée.

Noun

lewa f

1. (card games) trick

   Synonym: wziątka

Declension

Declension of lewa

	singular	plural
nominative	lewa	lewy
genitive	lewy	lew
dative	lewie	lewom
accusative	lewę	lewy
instrumental	lewą	lewami
locative	lewie	lewach
vocative	lewo	lewy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

lewa

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of lewy

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lewa m inan

1. genitive singular of lew

Further reading

• lewa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lewa (infinitive kulewa)

1. (stative) to be drunk

   wamelewa ― they are drunk

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lewa
Positive present -nalewa Subjunctive -lewe Negative -lewi Imperative singular lewa
Infinitives
Positive kulewa Negative kutolewa
Imperatives
Singular lewa Plural leweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lilewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kulewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninalewa/nalewa tunalewa 2nd person unalewa mnalewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analewa wanalewa other classes positive subject concord + -nalewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lewi) Singular Plural 1st person silewi hatulewi 2nd person hulewi hamlewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halewi hawalewi other classes negative subject concord + -lewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talewa Negative future negative subject concord + -talewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lewe) Singular Plural 1st person nilewe tulewe 2nd person ulewe mlewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alewe walewe other classes positive subject concord + -lewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alewa) Singular Plural 1st person nalewa twalewa 2nd person walewa mwalewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alewa walewa m-mi(III/IV) walewa yalewa ji-ma(V/VI) lalewa yalewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalewa vyalewa n(IX/X) yalewa zalewa u(XI) walewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalewa pa(XVI) palewa mu(XVIII) mwalewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolewa Consecutive kalewa / positive subject concord + -kalewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilewa -tulewa 2nd person -kulewa -walewa/-kuleweni/-waleweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlewa -walewa m-mi(III/IV) -ulewa -ilewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lilewa -yalewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilewa -vilewa n(IX/X) -ilewa -zilewa u(XI) -ulewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulewa pa(XVI) -palewa mu(XVIII) -mulewa Reflexive -jilewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lewaye -lewao m-mi(III/IV) -lewao -lewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lewalo -lewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lewacho -lewavyo n(IX/X) -lewayo -lewazo u(XI) -lewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lewako pa(XVI) -lewapo mu(XVIII) -lewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelewa -olewa m-mi(III/IV) -olewa -yolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lolewa -yolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholewa -vyolewa n(IX/X) -yolewa -zolewa u(XI) -olewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolewa pa(XVI) -polewa mu(XVIII) -molewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -levya

• Nominal derivations:
  • mlevi (“drunkard”)
  • ulevi (“alcoholism”)

Tok Pisin

Noun

lewa

1. Alternative form of liva