liema
Maltese
Etymology
Probably from Arabic أَيُّمَا (ʾayyumā, “which, whichever”) with the definite article, thus from underlying الأَيُّمَا (al-ʾayyumā). The development of أَيّ (ʾayy) into -ie- compare also in xiex and related words.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪː.ma/
Determiner
liema (invariable)
- (interrogative) which, what