isem

Ilocano

Noun

isem

  1. smile

Kabyle

Etymology

Either cognate with or (more probably?) borrowed from Arabic اِسْم‎ (ism). In either case, eventually from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *(ʔi-)sim- (“name”).

Noun

isem m

  1. name

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْم‎ (ism), from Proto-Semitic *šim-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *(ʔi-)sim- (“name”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːsɛm/

Noun

isem m (plural ismijiet)

  1. name
    Ismijiet minn dak il-pajjiż hekk sbieħ.
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See also

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