jien

Japanese

Romanization

jien

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じえん

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic أَنَا‎ (ʾanā), but with an irregular development that points to expressive lengthening of the first syllable (*ʾānā). Eventually from Proto-Semitic *ʾanāku.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɪːn/

Pronoun

jien

  1. I

Usage notes
  • In a standalone context absent of a conjugated verb, this takes on the present tense meaning of "to be".

Inflection
inflected forms of jien
positive jiena, jien
negative ma jiniex, miniex
possessive pronoun tiegħi
basic suffix -i, -ja
direct object suffix -ni
indirect object suffix -li
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