fileġ

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Maltese

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Root
f-l-ġ
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic فَلَجَ (falaja, to paralyse, chiefly in the passive).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fileġ (imperfect jifleġ, past participle mifluġ, verbal noun fliġ)

  1. to paralyse, cause to become paralysed
  2. (figurative) to paralyse, cripple, hamstring (prevent from functioning properly)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of fileġ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m fliġt fliġt fileġ fliġna fliġtu filġu
f filġet
imperfect m nifleġ tifleġ jifleġ nifilġu tifilġu jifilġu
f tifleġ
imperative ifleġ ifilġu