deha

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Adja[edit]

Noun[edit]

deha

  1. palm wine

Maltese[edit]

Root
d-h-w
2 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

  • heda (see usage notes below)

Etymology[edit]

Apparently from Arabic دَهِيَ (dahiya).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

deha (imperfect jedha, past participle medhi)

  1. (with b’ or f’) to be engrossed, occupied, busy (with)

Usage notes[edit]

  • The metathesised form heda seems now predominant in practice. Especially past tense forms are attested almost exclusively from this latter.

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of deha
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dhejt dhejt deha dhejna dhejtu dhew
f dhiet
imperfect m nedha tedha jedha nedhew tedhew jedhew
f tedha
imperative edha edhew
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