ġewnaħ

== Maltese == === Etymology === Back-formation from the plural ġwienaħ, itself from Arabic جَوَانِح (jawāniḥ), as if from a four-radical *جَوْنَح (*jawnaḥ), but actually plural of جَانِح (jāniḥ, “side, wing”). Compare also جَنَاح (janāḥ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛw.naħ/ Rhymes: -ɛwnaħ === Noun === ġewnaħ m (dual ġwinħajn or ġwenħajn, plural ġwienaħ or ġnieħ, diminutive ġwejnaħ) (anatomy) wing wing (part of an aircraft) flank, side (architecture) spandrel (figuratively) protection