xena

See also: Xena

Galician

Alternative forms

• gena (reintegrationist)

Etymology 1

Noun

xena f (plural xenas)

1. goat

Further reading

• “xena”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

xena

1. inflection of xenar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Noun

xena

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of xenon

Maltese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛː.na/

Noun

xena f (plural xeni)

1. scene, set
2. scene, view

Related terms

• xenarista
• xenarju
• xenata (xinata)
• xeneġġjar
• xeneġġjatur
• xeneġġjatura
• xeniku
• xenjuż
• xenografija
• xenografikament
• xenografiku
• xenografu
• xxenja

 

Etymology 2

Root
x-n-j
2 terms

From Arabic شَنَأَ (šanaʔa), شَنِئَ (šaniʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.na/

Verb

xena (imperfect jixni, past participle mixni, verbal noun xini)

1. to hate, to bear ill-will towards someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of xena
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xnejt	xnejt	xena		xnejna	xnejtu	xnew
	f			xniet
imperfect	m	nixni	tixni	jixni		nixnu	tixnu	jixnu
	f			tixni
imperative			ixni				ixnu