ħeġġeġ

Maltese

FWOTD – 16 April 2017

Root
ħ-ġ-ġ
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَجَّجَ (hajjaja, “to fan flames, to fire up”) with irregular fortition of h to ħ as also, for example, in ħarab. Compare related Maltese ħuġġieġa (“bonfire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħɛd.d͡ʒɛt͡ʃ/

Verb

ħeġġeġ (imperfect jħeġġeġ, past participle mħeġġeġ)

1. to blaze, to emit a flame
2. to kindle (a bonfire)
3. to urge, to exhort, to encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħeġġeġ
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħeġġiġt	ħeġġiġt	ħeġġeġ		ħeġġiġna	ħeġġiġtu	ħeġġu
	f			ħeġġet
imperfect	m	nħeġġeġ	tħeġġeġ	jħeġġeġ		nħeġġu	tħeġġu	jħeġġu
	f			tħeġġeġ
imperative			ħeġġeġ				ħeġġu