widna

Maltese

Root
’-d-n
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أُذُن (ʔuḏun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪd.na/
• Rhymes: -ɪdna

Noun

widna f (dual widintejn, plural widnejn)

1. (anatomy) ear
2. spy, informant

Inflection

Inflection of widna

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	widinti		widnitna
	2nd person	widintek		widnitkom
	3rd person	widintu	widnitha	widnithom
plural	1st person	widnejja		widnejna
	2nd person	widnejk		widnejkom
	3rd person	widnejh	widnejha	widnejhom

• Especially in informal Maltese, the possessive inflections of the plural are also used with singular meaning, then taking singular agreement, e.g. widnejh il-leminija (“his right ear”) instead of widintu l-leminija. This use occurs also with other paired body parts and is always restricted to the possessive.

Related terms

• qarquċa tal-widna

Noun

widna f (plural udieni)

1. ear-like handle of a pot