xitwa

Maltese

Root
x-t-w
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَتْوَة (šatwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪt.wa/

Noun

xitwa f (plural xtiewi, paucal xitwiet)

  1. winter (season)
    • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
      U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
      bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
      il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
      u rix mitbiela,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

Seasons in Maltese · staġun (layout · text) · category
rebbiegħa (“spring”) sajf (“summer”) ħarifa (“autumn”) xitwa (“winter”)
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