dinji

Maltese

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Arabic دُنْيَوِيّ‎ (dunyawiyy), which in Maltese would have been bound to undergo either contraction or stress shift. Otherwise independantly derived from dinja +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪn.jɪ/

Adjective

dinji (feminine singular dinjija, plural dinjin)

  1. world, worldwide, global
    Synonym: globali

Derived terms
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