ġewwa

Maltese

Root
ġ-w-w
6 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَّة (jawwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛw.wa/

Adverb

ġewwa

  1. inside, indoors
    Antonym: barra

Preposition

ġewwa

  1. in, inside, into
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:
      Ja Sena Ġdida,
      għalkemm mal-wasla tiegħek
      sew f’nofs il-lejl
      int sibtni nidħaq ġewwa nofs il-ballu
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. in, within
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