awrina

Maltese

Etymology

From Italian urina or less probably Sicilian orina, both from Latin urīna. The initial a- would seem due to a backformation from l-awrina, from Italian la urina with the definite article. (The contraction l'urina was not obligatory in older Italian.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /awˈriːna/

Noun

awrina f

(formal) urine
Synonym: (chiefly informal) bewl

Verb

awrina (imperfect jawrina)

(formal, rare) to urinate
Synonyms: għadda l-awrina, għamel l-awrina, (chiefly informal) biel

Conjugation

Conjugation of awrina
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	awrinajt	awrinajt	awrina	awrinajna	awrinajtu	awrinaw
perfect	f	awrinajt	awrinajt	awrinat	awrinajna	awrinajtu	awrinaw
imperfect	m	nawrina	tawrina	jawrina	nawrinaw	tawrinaw	jawrinaw
imperfect	f	nawrina	tawrina	tawrina	nawrinaw	tawrinaw	jawrinaw
imperative			awrina			awrinaw

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