mischinu

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܶܣܟܸܐܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܝܢܳܐ (meskēnā, “miserable, wretched”), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum, “commoner, poor”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /miˈski.nu/, [mɪˈʃkiːnʊ]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧schì‧nu

Adjective[edit]

mischinu (feminine singular mischina, masculine and feminine plural mischini)

  1. wretched, pitiful, unfortunate

Inflection[edit]

Masculine Feminine
Singular mischinu mischina
Plural mischini mischini

Noun[edit]

mischinu m (plural mischini)

  1. wretch, poor guy
    Synonym: puvireḍḍu

Derived terms[edit]

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