liema

Maltese

Etymology

Probably from Arabic أَيُّمَا‎ (ʔayyumā, “which, whichever”) with the definite article, thus from underlying الأَيُّمَا (al-ʔayyumā). The development of أَيّ‎ (ʔayy) into -ie- compare also in xiex and related words.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪː.ma/

Determiner

liema

  1. (interrogative) which, what
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