jewwilla

Maltese

Etymology

Equivalent to Arabic أَوْ إلَّا (ʔaw ʔillā, literally “or other than”), as if saying “perhaps A, and otherwise perhaps B”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛwˈwɪl.la/

Adverb

jewwilla

  1. (dated) maybe, perhaps
    Synonyms: forsi, jaqaw
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