xewa

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Maltese

Root
x-w-j
6 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.wa/

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَوَى (šawā).

Verb

xewa (imperfect jixwi, past participle mixwi, verbal noun xiwi)

to roast, grill

Conjugation

Conjugation of xewa
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	xwejt	xwejt	xewa		xwejna	xwejtu	xwew
perfect	f	xwejt	xwejt	xwiet		xwejna	xwejtu	xwew
imperfect	m	nixwi	tixwi	jixwi		nixwu	tixwu	jixwu
imperfect	f	nixwi	tixwi	tixwi		nixwu	tixwu	jixwu
imperative			ixwi				ixwu

Etymology 2

Noun

xewa m

roasted meat
Alternative form: xiwa

Mapudungun

Noun

xewa (Raguileo spelling)

dog

References

Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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