żewġ

Maltese
Root
ż-w-ġ
4 terms
Maltese numbers (edit)
2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: tnejn
    Attributive cardinal: (short form) żewġ, (long form) żewġt, (short form) ġiex, (long form) ġiext
    Ordinal: tieni
    Adverbial: darbtejn
    Fractional: nofs

Etymology

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “pair”), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “yoke”). Compare Moroccan Arabic جوج (jūj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛwt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛwt͡ʃ

Numeral

żewġ m or f

  1. short attributive form of tnejn (“two”)
    Synonym: ġiex
    Coordinate term: (long attributive form) żewġt

Usage notes
  • The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The short form is used before all words that start with a vowel or single consonant (except jiem). For the use before consonant clusters see the notes at żewġt.

Noun

żewġ m (plural żwieġ, feminine mara)

  1. husband
    Synonym: raġel
  2. (now rare) couple (two people)
    Synonym: koppja
  3. (now rare) pair (two things)
    Synonym: par

Inflection
    Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person żewġi żewġna
2nd person żewġek żewġkom
3rd person żewġu żewġha żewġhom
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