jies

See also: jíes and jieš

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic يَأْس (yaʔs, “despair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɪːs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːs

Noun

jies m

  1. hope; but chiefly in a negative context, especially with qata’ (“to give up”)
    Synonyms: tama, speranza
    Il-marida qatgħet jiesha mill-fejqan. ― The ill woman gave up hope for healing.

Spanish

Verb

jies

  1. inflection of jier:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo present indicative
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